Each year, Muslims from all over the world go on a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, known as Hajj. A scholar explains its spiritual significance.
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A look at Hajj-going among British Muslims shows how modern transport and marketisation have led to huge changes.
Each year, Muslims from all over the world go on a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, known as hajj. A scholar explains its spiritual significance.
Muslims throughout the world will celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice) beginning this Friday evening. Here’s an introduction to this important feast.
The rise of Islamic State and its declaration of the caliphate can be read as part of a wider story that has unfolded since the formation of modern nation states in the Muslim world.
A deadly crowd crush has killed over 300 people at this year’s Hajj. Is the pilgrimage industry just too big?
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Senior Research Fellow, Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at IUPUI and Journalist-fellow, Religion and Civic Culture Center, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Florida International University
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Professor of the Anthropology of Islam, University of Leeds
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Research Fellow, Cambridge Muslim College & Teaching Fellow, SOAS, University of London
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Associate Professor in Islamic Studies, Director of The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation and Executive Member of Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University
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Assistant Professor of Religion, California Lutheran University
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Academic Fellow in Cultural Heritage, Nottingham Trent University
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Chercheur interdisciplinaire spécialisé dans le comportement des foules, Max Planck Institute for Human Development
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Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Narratology, University of Sydney
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Independent Consultant Pathologist & Hon. Lecturer, Department of Human Pathology, University of Nairobi
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Senior Lecturer in Architecture, Deakin University
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