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Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha (Pictures)

Muslims celebrate the Eid al-Adha religious festival, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage. Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid al-Adha religious holiday, which, in Arabic, means the “festival of the sacrifice” and marks the end of Hajj, the five-day pilgrimage Muslims undertake to cleanse the soul …

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Saudis to make Hajj decision within a week

Saudi Arabia has announced that it will make a decision on whether to cancel this year’s Hajj within a week. The development comes as another major Muslim nation, Malaysia, said that it would prohibit its pilgrims form making Hajj over coronavirus fears. The Financial Times reported that a senior official …

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