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One of a Muslim's duties, according to the five pillars of Islam, is to make a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca at least once during his or her lifetime. An estimated three million Muslims have traveled to Mecca to perform the Hajj. Mohamed Elsh
At least 50 people have been killed in a new wave of deadly suicide bomb attacks in Iraq. Iraqi authorities also say more than 170 people have been wounded in the attacks. The first explosions were believed to have been set off by female suicide bom
By Daniel Schearf Irbil 24 February 2008 A suicide bomber Sunday killed at least 40 Iraqi Shiite pilgrims and wounded 60 more as they were headed south to mark a Shiite religious holiday. Earlier in the day at least three pilgrims were killed in Bagh
We are now joined by Jia Xiudong, a senior research fellow at the China Institute of International Studies. Welcome. Q1: The visit to the controversial shrine is in sharp contrast to what Abe said he would do when he was elected prime minister last y
A Russian scholar says Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine is a grave provocation to regional peace. Alexander Larin, researcher at Russian Academy of Sciences, says the visit will deeply hurt the feelings of those count
Annie Leibovitz Takes New Path in 'Pilgrimage' There are homes and personal items that belonged to people who are no longer with us, including artists, scientists, photographers, and a U.S. president. Leibovitz says she went on a journey from 2009 to
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The places in which sports fans watch their favorite teams often become as familiar to them as great churches, mosques or synagogues. Who are we kidding? Maybe even more familiar. Rafi Kohan has written a book about some of those h