The speech that changed the world
I went to the library with an intention: to look for a book of relevance to research that I was doing. But each time I did, I always ended up with the
Islamic Forum
Islamic Forum
S/Arabia welcomes oldest pilgrim, mourns youngest
Saudi Arabia welcomed both the oldest and witnessed the death of the youngest pilgrims participating in this spiritual journey. Sarahouda Stiti, who c
Over 2,000 guests of King Salman arrive for hajj
No fewer than 2,000 guests of the custodian of the two holy mosques in Saudi Arabia, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, have arrived in the kingdom fo
The significance of Eid e-Kabir
The Eid el-Kabir is a great festival. It is great because of the merger between the profane and the sacred. This festival predates Prophet Muhammad (S
Hajj on the cheap: Off-the-books pilgrims hide out in Mecca
Living on canned beans and meat, the 70-year-old Egyptian has been hiding out in a Mecca apartment for weeks, hoping to evade a Saudi dragnet and perf