Planning to perform Hajj? Discover essential health tips for pilgrims-vaccines, chronic disease management, hygiene, and heat protection-for a safe and spiritually fulfilling journey.

In this visual explainer, we cover 10 frequently asked questions about the Hajj, providing insights into its significance, rituals and preparations. 1. What is the Hajj?

What and when is Hajj? An illustrated guide, answers to 10 common questions An estimated 1.8 million Muslims are preparing to embark on the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca which begins on June 4.

The "Smart Book of Hajj Rituals" initiative is an electronic guide available in six languages — Arabic, English, French, Urdu, Malayalam, and Turkish.

Saudi Arabia has launched an electronic guide in six languages to assist pilgrims preparing for this year’s Islamic Hajj pilgrimage, set to take place in early June. The "Smart Book of Hajj ...

The Best Book Covers of 2024 A Book Review art director selects the book jackets that made a compelling impression.

A Tour of Assad’s Monumental Palace, With a Scruffy Rebel as a Guide The televisions may be stripped away now, but a presidential residence still contains many remnants of a brutal reign.

The Ministry of Religious Affairs has published a notice for the recruitment of Hajj guides. To become a Hajj guide, candidates must have the experience of performing Hajj at least once. The candidate ...

Jenny Grigg is the talented book designer behind The Luminaries and Gerald Murnane’s last book. We asked her to explain how covers communicate – and how they can fall short.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT can create compelling story ideas and artwork using its DALL-E 3 model so I decided to see if it can create comic book ideas and cover art.

The book is more than 25 years old, but the price the watercolour commanded shows just how influential and longlasting iconic covers can be.

Living on canned beans and meat, the 70-year-old Egyptian has been hiding out in a Mecca apartment for weeks, hoping to evade a Saudi dragnet and perform the hajj pilgrimage illegally.The man -- who ...