Muslim pilgrims stone wall and cut hair at haj
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MINA, Saudi Arabia  - Muslim pilgrims threw pebbles at a stone wall outside Mecca, shaved their heads and bought sacrificial animals on Wednesday, the third day of the annual haj pilgrimage to the Mecca area.
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As a devout Muslim, Celal Hasnalcaci believes women should cover their hair and dress modestly, as the Koran teaches. As
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - As the annual pilgrimage opens in the Muslim holy city of Mecca on Monday, few first-time pilgrims say they are entirely free of anxiety and confusion about the rituals they must perform.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - "Move along, pilgrim, move along," say the Saudi policemen, trying to clear a path for ambulances or cleaning squads during the world's biggest gathering that is the annual haj pilgrimage to Mecca.
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British doctors are warning Muslims preparing to go on the Hajj of considerable health risks involved.
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For hajj pilgrims returning from the once in a lifetime trip to the holy city of Mecca, arriving back home in this staunchly Muslim Indonesian province of Aceh should have been a proud and happy occasion. It was anything but for Nurasyirah.
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Muslims celebrate the holy month with interfaith , blogs, and fasts even during competition.
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JEDDAH, 23 December 2004 - A final warning has been issued to Umrah overstayers to leave the country before the advent of Haj next month.
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ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia  - Millions of Muslim pilgrims spent the afternoon on the plain of Arafat east of Mecca on Tuesday at the peak of the annual haj pilgrimage.
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Chicago Tribune - Software salesman Shadab Aziz of Houston was preparing recently to catch the first flight on his long journey to Saudi Arabia for the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca expected at least once in a lifetime of all able Muslims. But his mind was partly on what could happen when he returned to the United States.
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Israel is allowing hundreds of Palestinians from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip to cross Israeli territory on their way to the annual haj pilgrimage to Mecca, Israeli and Palestinian officials said on Sunday.
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The millions of pilgrims in Mecca this week for the Hajj, an annual gathering of Muslims, can stay connected thanks to a temporary Wi-Fi mesh network covering a large part of the city.
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NAJAF, Iraq A delegation of Iraqis arrived here Tuesday to try to persuade a rebellious Shiite cleric and his militia to evacuate a shrine in this holy city and end fighting with US and Iraqi government forces.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Muslim pilgrims performed  final rites of the haj on Saturday, with many praising its  safety following fears of stampedes or al Qaeda strikes.
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InfoWorld - The millions of pilgrims in Mecca this week for the Hajj, an annual gathering of Muslims, can stay connected thanks to a temporary Wi-Fi mesh network covering a large part of the city.
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Hundreds of Palestinians were trying to reach a key Islamic shrine in Jerusalem on the first Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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KERBALA, Iraq  - Thousands of Shi'ite pilgrims defied bombers and gunmen to flock to the holy city of Kerbala on Wednesday, the day after scores were killed in a string of attacks.