Muslim pilgrims mass at peak of haj
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MUZDALIFA, Saudi Arabia  - Millions of Muslim pilgrims moved to Muzdalifa on Tuesday evening after spending the afternoon on the plain of Arafat east of Mecca at the peak of the annual haj pilgrimage.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - The annual haj pilgrimage began in Mecca on Monday when hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims put on white clothes, packed their bags and left for a tented encampment on the edge of the holy city.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - About 1 million Muslim pilgrims from across the world packed the mosque and streets around the Kaaba shrine in the holy city of Mecca for the last Friday prayers before the annual haj pilgrimage.
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Thousands of pilgrims streamed into the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf yesterday as militants left, handing the keys to religious authorities after Iraq&#39;s top Shia cleric
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MENA, Saudi Arabia  - Haj pilgrims pelted stones  at symbols of the devil on Friday, with many saying they were  targeting President Bush and other world leaders seen as  oppressing Muslims.
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Saudi Arabia says it is ready to host more than two million pilgrims at this year's haj after tightening security and safety to ensure the annual Muslim rite passes without incident.
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An elderly Bangladeshi Muslim man takes part in the last prayer of the &quot;Biswa Ijtema&quot; or World Islamic Congregation on the outskirts of Dhaka, December 5. Approximately four million Muslim devotees from Bangladesh and abroad raised their hands seeking
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Saudi Arabia vowed to maintain the safety of over 2 million Muslims performing haj pilgrimage next week, citing new procedures at a bridge where hundreds have died before in stampedes.
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For thousands of Muslims who flocked to movie theaters, the American premiere of the animated feature "Muhammad: The Last Prophet," was a landmark cultural event.
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PREPARATIONS are in full swing for Bahrain&#39;s Haj medical delegation&#39;s mission in Mecca and Medina, which is set to begin on January 4. About 14,000 to 15,000 people from Bahrain are expected
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Thousands of Muslims celebrated the end of the month-long period of fasting and praying. In a cavernous hall decorated with gold balloons that read &quot;Eid Mubarak,&quot; or Blessed Eid, they prayed together, bought
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On Muslim holidays, hundreds of faithful hoping to pray at the city's Ditib Mosque are forced to spread their prayer rugs in a nearby parking lot and follow the service on loudspeakers. The mosque holds only 600 people.
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KERBALA, Iraq  - Thousands of Shi'ite pilgrims set off for Iraq's holy city of Kerbala on Sunday, demonstrating their political power and praying to be safe from bomb attacks ahead of one of Shi'ite Islam's holiest days.
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ISLAMABAD: More than 47,000 intending pilgrims from both government and private schemes, have been flown to Jeddah, for Haj 2005. Vakil Ahmed Khan, religious affairs secretary, told APP on Monday that the
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MENA, Saudi Arabia  - Haj pilgrims pelted stones  at symbols of the devil on Friday, and many said they were  targeting President Bush and other world leaders seen as  oppressing Muslims.
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Muslims celebrate the holy month with interfaith , blogs, and fasts even during competition.
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COLOGNE, Germany -- On Muslim holidays, hundreds of faithful hoping to pray at the city's Ditib Mosque are forced to spread their prayer rugs in a nearby parking lot and follow the service on loudspeakers. The mosque holds only 600 people.