Earlier in the year, travel chaos from the war ensnared some of the Muslims who were in Saudi Arabia performing “Umrah,” often referred to as the lesser or minor pilgrimage. Some were stranded and ...
Religious tourism and pilgrimage constitute a rich field of enquiry at the intersection of faith, culture and mobility. Pilgrimage traditionally involves journeys to sacred spaces for devotion, ...
As millions gather for Hajj, they will circle the Kaaba, which is draped in the black cloth known as the kiswah – a sacred ...
It is late spring, and the school year is coming to a close. The routines that surround so many of our lives are at a hinge point — summer is looming with possibilities and openness. We are coming up ...
Religious pilgrimages undertaken by Armenian Cypriots, Greek Cypriots, and Maronite Cypriots in northern Cyprus and by Turkish Cypriots in the island’s southern two thirds will be organised by the ...
(RNS) — In her early 30s, Rachael Sanborn found herself in a bad relationship and dreaming of an escape to the Camino de Santiago in Spain, a pilgrimage her father had undertaken that had profoundly ...
India's spiritual travel landscape is getting younger. With Gen Z accounting for 53% of travellers to religious destinations, ...
Sir: Recently, Vice President Kashim Shettima confirmed that the President Tinubu led government has approved a staggering N90 billion as subsidy for the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage. At a time when Nigerians ...