Pilgrim's progress: the chef and rapper Big Zuu in Mecca - Acme TV The question that hovers over any celebrity travelogue, no matter the celebrity or the destination, is why? For Zuhair “Big Zuu” ...

Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, and more than 2 million Muslims make the pilgrimage to Mecca each year, including from Connecticut. Khalid and Yasmin Kapadwala made the trek, leaving their ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Palestinian factions on the brink of civil war gathered Tuesday in Mecca, Islam's holiest city, in a last-ditch effort to end their bloody conflict. The Saudi-led push is key ...

This week, Saudi Arabia stopped more than 269,000 people from going into Mecca for the Hajj pilgrimage because they didn’t have the right permits. This week, Saudi Arabia stopped more than 269,000 ...

Sen. John Fetterman is headed to Mar-a-Lago to meet with Donald Trump, making him the first Democratic senator to do so since the president-elect won re-election. And while the hosts of “The View” ...

(RNS) — I was disappointed to not experience my children’s reaction to seeing the Kaaba for the first time, but made my peace. After leaving Medina, where we’d spent a few days before going to Mecca, ...

This year’s Hajj is a landmark: the first full pilgrimage after a daunting three-year period when the COVID-19 pandemic sharply reduced the scale of one of Islam’s holiest and most beloved rites.

Should I go to Mecca to perform Hajj? Would I find both my place and my place in my faith? As an American Muslim, these weren't just idle questions. I understood this as I pondered a surprise ...

SILVER SPRING, Md. (7News) — One Silver Spring, Md., woman told 7News she used the same travel company as the Bowie, Md., couple who died in Mecca while taking part in the Hajj earlier this month, and ...

The daughter of one Maryland couple was still searching for answers about her parents’ deaths. The State Department said it was possible that more deaths could be confirmed. By Jacey Fortin and Kate ...

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Did Shahrukh Khan go to Mecca-Medina on New Year? Shahrukh Khan and his family are very religious. They all worship Allah on the occasion of Eid. SRK visits the Vaishno Devi temple before the release ...