Pilgrimage
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Shots fired in Iraq security forces clash during pilgrimage
Aug 22, 2024Prior to one of the largest religious gatherings in history, Iraqi security officers opened fire in the air amid an altercation among themselves on Thursday in the historic Shiite Muslim city of Karbala, according to security... -
More than two million Muslims begin hajj pilgrimage
Aug 19, 2018More than two million Muslims from around the globe started the hajj pilgrimage on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s largest annual gatherings in a country undergoing unprecedented change. The ultra-conservative kingdom — where... -
First hajj flight off to Jeddah from Bangladesh 2017
Jul 24, 2017News Hour: The first batch of pilgrims departed Dhaka this morning for Saudi Arabia to perform hajj – the largest religious congregation of the Muslims. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying 418 hajj pilgrims left Hazrat Shahjalal... -
Polish homeless men start tractor-powered pilgrimage, inspired by Lynch film
Aug 24, 2016News Hour: Four homeless men and a priest have set out on a tractor-powered pilgrimage from Poland to France, inspired by another journey in director David Lynch’s film 1999 film “The Straight Story”. The Polish men... -
Pilgrimage to tiny Irish island keeps local fishermen safe
Jul 24, 2016News Hour: Ireland It is said that people don’t come home for Christmas to the small western Irish village of Carna, they come back for St. MacDara’s Day. On that day, every July 16, hundreds make...
