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Religious News From Around the Web March 2, 2020

02 Mar 2020
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WRN Editorial Staff

Biblical Plague, Give up Phones for Lent?, Minister Farrakhan, Thich Quang Do, SCOTUS to hear Catholic Foster Case, Boko Haram, Coronavirus and Hajj Give up Phones for Lent? Pope Francis suggested...

Muslim Pilgrims Perform Eid al-Adha Hajj Rites

22 Aug 2018
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Gary Nguyen

The hajj takes place over a five day period , or “festival of the sacrifice,” commemorating the story concerning a test of faith given by the Muslim Prophet Ibrahim. Over two million Muslims...

2.4 Million Muslim Pilgrims Climb Mount Arafat for Hajj

21 Aug 2018
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Elisa Meyer

Muslims come from all over the world to participate in the climbing of Mount Arafat. The Saudi Arabian mountain hosts the culmination of the annual Hajj. The event witnessed over two million Muslims...

Religion’s Major Influence in Saudi Arabia

18 Apr 2018
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Derek Welch

Saudi Arabia is dominated by Sunni Muslims. Approximately 93 percent of Saudis are Muslim. The majority of Saudi Muslims are Sunni. About 15 percent of Saudi Muslims are Shia. Sharia law comprises...

Islam’s Message of Equality

18 Sep 2017
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Shehla Ahmad

Religion Stands Against Divisions What we saw in August in Charlottesville, VA was truly heartbreaking. Heather Heyer lost her life and many other innocents got injured. These sad incidents depict...

Revenues from Hajj and Umrah Expected to Cross 150 Billion by 2022

29 Aug 2017
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C Barnett

Hajj and Umrah have great economic benefit for Saudi Arabia The Directorate General of Passports of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have released statistics showing that approximately 1.705 million pilgrims...

Saudi Arabia and Qatar Battle over Hajj Pilgrims

01 Aug 2017
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Gary Nguyen

Continue Conflict Between Arab Countries The United Nations has received a complaint from Qatar concerning restrictions placed by Saudi Arabia over Qatar pilgrims. The National Human Rights Commission...

The Pilgrimage to Mecca from a Woman’s Perspective

20 Sep 2016
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Kelly Frazier

How does the female Muslim pilgrim fit into the Hajj religious pilgrimage? The annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the "Hajj," sees a massive gathering of Muslims at the holy place. This gathering...

Muslims Fear Backlash as Eid al-Adha Falls on 15th Anniversary of 9/11

09 Sep 2016
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Alison Lesley

The Muslim Eid al-Adha Holiday falls on the 15th anniversary of 9/11, which has Muslims worried. The Muslim community will celebrate the Eid al-Adha festival on September 11 this year, and its leaders...

Everything You Need to Know About Hajj, the Annual Muslim Pilgrimage [Infographic]

20 Aug 2016
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WRN Editorial Staff

This infographic gives a quick snapshot of everything you need to know about the Hajj. This comprehensive infographic from Fairmont features the Hajj, an annual pilgrimage for Muslims of every ethnicity,...