Among the faithful making the annual pilgrimage are survivors and relatives of victims of the New Zealand mosque attacks.
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In Kashmir Move, Critics Say, Modi Is Trying to Make India a Hindu Nation
The prime minister says that eliminating Kashmir’s autonomy was just a reorganization. Others see an attack on India’s secular identity and a historic blow to its democracy.
India Revokes Kashmir’s Special Status, Raising Fears of Unrest
The government announced an end to decades of autonomy in the disputed region, raising tensions in the restive territory and roiling relations with Pakistan.
On First Day of the Partial Ban on Burqas, Dutch Officials Decline to Enforce It
A Dutch law, criticized by rights groups as anti-Muslim, went into effect on Thursday, barring face coverings in some public places. Many officials say it’s not a priority.
If These Walls Could Talk: A War Correspondent Revisits a Hotel of Ghosts
The Liwan — where journalists such as Anthony Shadid often stayed — once hummed with Syria’s hopes and fears.
Doubt Greets China’s Claim That Muslims Have Been Released From Camps
The announcement in Beijing was impossible to verify in tightly controlled Xinjiang, and runs counter to accounts of detentions compiled by U.S. officials and activists.
India’s Parliament OKs Ending Instant Divorce for Muslims
More than 20 countries, including neighboring Pakistan and Bangladesh, have banned the practice.
Suspected Boko Haram Attack on Funeral in Nigeria Leaves at Least 65 Dead
The Nigerian president directed the military to hunt down the perpetrators of the attack, which local officials attributed to the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram.
Indonesian Couple Carried Out Philippines Cathedral Bombing, Police Say
The two had reportedly tried to reach the Islamic State in Syria but were deported from Turkey. At least 23 people were killed in the attack.
American Woman Loses Custody Battle for Daughter in Saudi Arabia
In bitter court fight, Bethany Vierra accused her ex-husband of abuse and drug use. He fought back with pictures of her in a bikini and with her hair uncovered.