The three-day Islamic holiday of Eid Al Adha begins today, and with it, the end of the Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca. One of the Five Pillars of the Islamic faith, the Hajj is both duty and blessing to ...

Worshippers at Mecca have given non-Muslims a unique and intimate insight into one of Islam's holiest nights by sharing images from inside the city. Muslims were able to collaborate and share personal ...

2. 2. Snapchat provided people to share live moments with the world and let people from other religions know that Islam is not about terrorism, rather it's a peaceful religion. Snapchat has around 100 ...

Non-Muslims have been given a rare insight into one of the holiest places in Islam during Ramadan thanks to a photo-sharing service. Instant picture messaging app Snapchat, which has more than 100 ...

Tomorrow marks the annual Islamic ritual of the Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia and Google will for the first time live-stream the pilgrimage on YouTube at www.youtube ...

Video messaging app Snapchat’s decision to live-stream Ramadan prayers in Mecca was an instant hit with over a million people tweeting about the #Mecca_live event as coverage went viral. Every year, ...

For the first time this Ramadan, Muslims performing pilgrimage in the Saudi city of Mecca, a city typically closed to non-Muslims, were able to share their experiences live with the rest of the world ...

Social networking app Snapchat streamed Mecca prayers live from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, July 14, and aroused a new curiosity regarding the holy place for Muslims. So for people who don’t use SnapChat ...

Almost 300,000 people tweeted #Mecca_live, external as part of a campaign to get Snapchat to feature the Saudi city - which is closed to non-Muslim visitors - on their app. Snapchat launched its "live ...

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