I remember a conversation between two members of my extended family about the hajj, or the pilgrimage to Mecca, when I was a child. One of them, an elderly lady, had just returned from the ...

(RNS) — The changes are not only sensible but, after last year's massive loss of life at the Hajj, necessary. (RNS) — Hajj is too expensive. Hajj is too crowded. Hajj isn’t regulated well ...

The upgrade of Hajj Village, a facility that had existed for decades and serves as a passage for Muslim pilgrims, is all of a ...

This exhibition features the Ka'bah and the essential rituals of Hajj and Umrah for millions of Muslims worldwide.

Saudi has banned bringing children along for Hajj, changed the payment method and implemented a single-entry visa for travelers from 14 countries. These changes have ended the old traditions of ...

Burak Öztürk, a 26-year-old Turkish cyclist, set off from Germany to perform the Hajj pilgrimage, receiving a warm welcome in Sarajevo, the capital ...

Tue Feb 11, 2025 08:29 PM Last update on: Wed Feb 12, 2025 05:02 PM The recent decision by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to ban young children from performing the Hajj ...

The Saudi Arabian government has set the minimum age for Hajj pilgrims at 15 this year. Ministry of Religious Affairs confirmed this in a letter issued by the ministry’s Hajj Section-1 on ...

Saudi has banned bringing children along for Hajj, changed the payment method and implemented a single-entry visa for travelers from 14 countries. These changes have ended the old traditions of ...