Topic - Grand Mosque

The Grand Mosque is another name for Masjid al-Haram, in Mecca, the holiest mosque in Islam. - Source: Wikipedia

Related Stories

A general view of the Grand Mosque is seen from the Clock Tower during the Hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, June 22, 2023. Mecca is Islam's holiest city and a focal point for the faith's followers. But it's also a place where around 2 million people live, work, and do everyday activities like laundry, grocery shopping, homework, putting the trash out and paying the bills. Traffic, the population and prices balloon during the peak Ramadan and Hajj seasons. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

What is it like living in Mecca? For residents, Islam’s holiest sites are simply home

By Riazat Butt - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2018, file photo, vehicles are parked outside the Grand Mosque in Weizhou in northwestern China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Authorities said Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, that reckless actions by officials in China's Ningxia region were to blame for a rare public protest by the country's Hui Muslim minority over government plans to raze a mosque. (AP Photo/Sam McNeil, File)

China blames local officials for protest over mosque razing

By SAM McNEIL - Associated Press