Pilgrim's progress: the chef and rapper Big Zuu in Mecca - Acme TV The question that hovers over any celebrity travelogue, no matter the celebrity or the destination, is why? For Zuhair “Big Zuu” ...

Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, and more than 2 million Muslims make the pilgrimage to Mecca each year, including from Connecticut. Khalid and Yasmin Kapadwala made the trek, leaving their ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — For Zainab Abdu, the holiest sites in Islam were the backdrop for her weekends growing up. Raised in Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, Abdu remembers roller skating with friends near the ...

(RNS) — I was disappointed to not experience my children’s reaction to seeing the Kaaba for the first time, but made my peace. After leaving Medina, where we’d spent a few days before going to Mecca, ...

Should I go to Mecca to perform Hajj? Would I find both my place and my place in my faith? As an American Muslim, these weren't just idle questions. I understood this as I pondered a surprise ...

Amal Labar Ahlafi is walking 1,600 kilometers from Al-Quds to Mecca, a journey inspired by her passion for peace and the lives of the Prophet’s Companions. Despite many obstacles, she is determined to ...