Day of Arafat Stories

While it is not compulsory for those not on pilgrimage, it is widely practised by Muslims who are not performing the Hajj.

The pilgrimage follows a specific set of rituals and is carried out in and around the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

Dressed in white, worshippers began arriving at dawn for the most challenging day of the rituals, climbing the 70-metre hill where the Prophet Mohamme...

Sheikh Al-Muaiqly's duty this year underscores the significance of his roles in spreading Islamic teachings.

Yasser Arafat’s Palestinian Liberation Organisation had been a resolute supporter of Mandela’s struggle against white minority rule.

Somalia's bicameral parliament took a pivotal step today, passing a motion to begin amending the country's provisional constitution.