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Top Dem Mourns U.S. Couple Killed in Deadly Mecca Heat

‘DEVASTATING NEWS’

Over 1,300 people have died making the trip to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, as temperatures soar around the world.

Dan Ladden-Hall | Published Jun 24, 2024

Engine Bursts Into Flames on Boeing Plane With 468 Aboard

SCARY

None of the flight’s passengers or crew were injured in the chilling incident, and passengers, who were headed to the Hajj, were boarded onto a new flight later Wednesday.

Josh Fiallo | Published May 16, 2024

Man Arrested After Mecca Pilgrimage for Queen Elizabeth

DEFENDER OF THE FAITH

He wanted her to have a place in heaven, even though she was Supreme Governor of the Church of England. Saudi authorities decided otherwise.

Philippe Naughton | Published Sep 13, 2022

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Saudis Ban Foreign Religious Pilgrims to Halt Coronavirus

STAY AWAY

The Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca—the holiest city for Muslims—is taken by millions of devout followers every year.

Jamie Ross | Published Feb 27, 2020

Saudis Call for Arrest of Female ‘Mecca Girl’ Rapper

GAG ORDER

The crackdown was met with outrage and cries of hypocrisy.

Tracy Connor | Published Feb 23, 2020

Quarantined Emirates Flight ‘Basically a Flying Infirmary’

CLOSE QUARTERS

The CDC is holding 10 fliers who fell ill during a long trip from the UAE. One factor health officials may be watching: a flu outbreak among the millions on the hajj to Mecca.

Tanya Basu, Rachel Frazin | Published Sep 05, 2018

I Survived the Hajj’s Mashup of Boot Camp and Mosh Pit

EXCERPT

Every Muslim is supposed to make the pilgrimage to Mecca, but Parvez Sharma discovered the hard way that this dirty, noisy, and nearly lethal trek was more hell than heaven.

Parvez Sharma | Published Aug 25, 2017

Gay Muslim: Islam Isn’t Peaceful

Civil War

Like the other two monotheisms that precede it, Islam has blood on its hands.

Parvez Sharma | Published Jun 16, 2016

The Week in Pictures

Lens

From Pope Francis in America to Mecca’s pilgrim masses, the most compelling images from the past seven days.

William Boot | Published Sep 26, 2015

I Survived a Hajj Stampede

Lethal Pilgrimage

Thursday’s killing of more than 700 is a tragic reminder of Saudi Arabia’s dangerous exploitation of the Muslim pilgrimage. I should know—my baby and I were once nearly crushed, too.

Asra Q. Nomani | Published Sep 24, 2015

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