Hajj Village development in Mecca will be phased with the initial target of accommodating 10 percent of the total Indonesian ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. [1] See “Catalogue of Indo-Persian ...

As the world looks to a new year and a better future, we in Gaza dread what is to come. We are caught between a past we don’t ...

SINGAPORE - All 900 haj slots for Muslim pilgrims in Singapore for 2026 have been filled, with more people aged 70 and older ...

His destruction of Somnath set off a millennium-long assault; that it stands proudly again is a testament to the quiet ...

Thus, the Torah tells the Jewish umma, and the Qur’an tells the Muslim umma, the importance of picking yourself up and going (Hajj in Arabic, Hag in Hebrew) with masses of other members of your umma, ...

An anti-smoking billboard has become a gathering point for L.A. people to celebrate the new year. The American Cancer Society ...

The vast deserts of the American West posed logistical problems for the US Army. Camels offered a novel solution.

He built the Great Mosque at Timbuktu, and Timbuktu became a very important commercial city, having caravan connections with ...

"He was a very scary man. He just wanted the money from the state (food stamps and welfare). He would also try to get money ...

After more than a decade of wars, from Syria to Gaza, the Middle East is exhausted by conflict. Is it ready to find another ...

A total of 10,367 photos have been submitted to free-to-use photography app Agora, but only one photo has been voted ‘World’s ...