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Saudi Arabia

A Muslim pilgrim prays in front of the rocky hill known as Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, July 19. (AP)

Pandemic transforms hajj, future of pilgrimage

Palestinian

Caption: Palestinians shop at a livestock market ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. (Reuters)

Little to celebrate as Gaza marks Eid al-Adha holiday

Saudi Arabia

A file picture shows a woman walking along a promenade outside a shopping centre in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia confronts rise of ‘misyar’ marriage in a changing society

Libya

Members of Libyan motorcycle clubs take part in a bike ride in the eastern city of Benghazi, on April 27, 2021. (AFP)

Benghazi bikers showcase Libya’s shift to ‘normality’

haj

Muslims, keeping a safe social distance, perform Umrah at the Grand Mosque, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS

Saudi Arabia may bar overseas haj pilgrims for second year

Ramadan

Worshippers attend socially distanced Friday Prayers at the Baitul Futuh Mosque of the Ahmadiyya Community in south west London on January 22, 2021. AFP

British Muslims urged to have COVID jab during Ramadan

Libya

Palm wicker products made by Tawergha residents who returned to the city after fleeing in the aftermath of the toppling of Gadhafi. (AFP)

Libya’s Tawergha residents bring back craft as they return home

Jews

Staff work on the production line of Kosher poultry meat in a Kosher slaughterhouse in Csengele, Hungary on January 15, 2021. (AP)

Jews, Muslims contest European ritual slaughter restrictions

Libya

A teacher checks the temperature of a student before entering a class after some schools reopened amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis, in Misrata, Libya. (REUTERS)

Pandemic, conflict disrupt Libyan children’s education