Where is Mecca and why is it an important city for the Islamic religion? Mecca -- officially the city of Makkah -- is the holiest city for Muslims. As the birthplace of the Prophet Mohammed and the ...

Indonesia’s Visual Media Studio is set to shoot religious drama Assalamualaikum Baitullah on location in Mecca. It will mark only the second Indonesian feature to shoot in the holy city and ...

According to Britannica, the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca is a rite that an adult Muslim must make at least once in ...

The Hajj is a pilgrimage made by millions of Muslims every year to the holy city of Mecca in western Saudi Arabia, a journey they are expected to make at least once in their lives. This year it ...

One of the five pillars of Islam is that each believer is called, at least once in their lives, to make the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage that starts and ends in the holy city of Mecca located in ...

Saudi officials have called for the arrest of a female rapper who released a music video for her song Mecca Girl that praises women from the holy city as "powerful and beautiful". Social media ...

Performing Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam, which requires every Muslim who is physically and financially able to ...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia executed a man by crucifixion in the holy city of Mecca on Wednesday, while it was trying to attack Canada on its human rights record. Saudi Arabia frequently uses ...

In response to a campaign on Twitter, centered around the hashtag #Mecca_Live, Snapchat created a live story that opened up the Muslim holy city to the world, presenting a endearingly human look ...

The Hajj is a pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims who are able to must ... Pilgrims may also visit the holy city of Medina. Saudi Arabia dropped most of its stringent Covid-19 restrictions earlier ...