Tag: Mecca
Australian faces 500 lashes for blasphemy in Saudi Arabia
THE family of Mansor Almaribe, 45, will head to Canberra to plead for help. Officials in Canberra said they had been in touch with the Saudi authorities to request leniency.
Muslim pilgrims gather in Saudi Arabia for Hajj
THE 2011 pilgrimage takes place November 4-9. It is a demonstration of the solidarity of the Muslim people and is the largest gathering of people in the world.