Topic: Saudi Arabia
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When is Hajj 2026?
Hajj 2026 is expected to fall in late May, with key dates including Arafah and Eid al-Adha varying slightly by moon sighting
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Police warn of ‘dodgy websites’ posing as official Hajj booking platform
2025 saw victims of Hajj fraud report nearly £200,000 in losses — but that figure is likely to be the tip of the iceberg and fraudsters are adapting
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Arab artists to look out for at Frieze London
We select the galleries from the south-west Asia and north Africa region showing at this year’s art fair in the capital
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How performing Umrah changed my relationship with beauty
A beauty journalist reflects on a life-changing trip to Mecca, and having to leave her products behind
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A portrait of Hajj through the ages
The earliest photographs of Hajj date back to the late 19th century. Since then, both the pilgrimage and the art of image-making have evolved in many ways.
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‘If Dynamo can do it, why can’t I?’: the rise of Muslim illusionists
The practice of magic is considered theologically haram, but professional magicians are balancing faith with performing illusions and tricks as an artform
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Starmer’s Saudi trip showed PM trying to walk at least two fine lines
On a visit to meet controversial Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, the prime minister hailed Assad’s fall in Syria — but what of the group that toppled him?
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A personal portrait of Umrah
Photographing my first pilgrimage to Mecca as a new mother allowed me to capture the beauty, chaos and peace of this sacred journey
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A death in the desert — Hajj and the fatal impact of global warming
Extreme heat contributed to the deaths of more than 1,300 people at Hajj this year, including nine British pilgrims. Aruf Rahman from Rotherham was one
