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Build it, and they will come: The dream of King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia. Join the journey at outofedenwalk.org.

Out of Eden Walk: Paul Salopek traverses the Arabian Peninsula via Saudi Arabia

The World's host Carolyn Beeler talked with National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek about his experiences walking through different parts of Saudi Arabia as a part of his "Out of Eden Walk" project.

Out of Eden Walk: Paul Salopek traverses the Arabian Peninsula via Saudi Arabia
Pilgrims are shown from above around the cube-like Kaaba in Mecca walking on specified lines and carrying colored umbrellas.

PHOTOS: Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid the coronavirus

PHOTOS: Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid the coronavirus
A police officer wears a face mask to prevent contracting coronavirus, as Muslim pilgrims pray at Kaaba in the Grand mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Feb. 27, 2020.

Saudi Arabia imposes travel ban to Mecca over coronavirus

Saudi Arabia imposes travel ban to Mecca over coronavirus
Every year, millions of Muslims from around the world descend upon Mecca, Saudi Arabia for the Hajj.

Politics complicate the hajj spiritual journey for some Muslims

Politics complicate the hajj spiritual journey for some Muslims
A muslim pilgrim climbs Mount Al-Noor

Middle Eastern conflicts leave prices high as hajj gets underway

Middle Eastern conflicts leave prices high as hajj gets underway
A conservative Saudi Arabian cleric has said women who drive risk damaging their ovaries and bearing children with clinical problems

Meet the Saudi woman who ignited a firestorm when she got behind the wheel

Challenging prohibitions on driving in Saudi Arabia is no easy task.

Meet the Saudi woman who ignited a firestorm when she got behind the wheel
Climate conditions in much of the Persion Gulf/Arabian Peninsula area will often push past the limits of human adaptability by the end of this century under current greenhouse gas pollution trends, according to a new report in Nature Climate Change. These

Climate change may soon make much of the Persian Gulf region too hot for humans

It's always been hot in the Persian Gulf region. But a new report finds that without action to limit climate change, the combination of rising temperatures and humidity will often push much of the region beyond the limits of human adaptability.

Climate change may soon make much of the Persian Gulf region too hot for humans
Muslim pilgrims pray around the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca.

Reeling from this tragedy at the Hajj, what can we learn for the future?

Hundreds of pilgrims died in a stampede in Mecca on Thursday, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. It's not the first tragedy on the Hajj. How do people prepare for the risks, and what lessons can be learned for the future?

Reeling from this tragedy at the Hajj, what can we learn for the future?
Tala Khudairi and Jack Lindsay are two of the pilgrims who appear in a new PBS documentary about the Hajj.

PBS goes on the Hajj with Muslim pilgrims from around Boston

When a group of Muslims from the Boston area make the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage for millions of Muslims around the world, they discover it’s a test of their patience and endurance. It was equally so for the group of PBS filmmakers who followed the pilgrims to Mecca.

PBS goes on the Hajj with Muslim pilgrims from around Boston
A pilgrim participates in the cleansing ritual at Osun’s Sacred Grove during the festival of Osun-Osogbo.

6 incredible pilgrimages around the world

Best-selling author and adventurer Bruce Feiler takes an epic journey traveling with contemporary pilgrims on six historic pilgrimages and explores how these sacred landscapes and revitalized routes are reshaping faith.

6 incredible pilgrimages around the world

Islamic faith finds a fertile home in the Latin American community

Islam is among the fastest growing religions in the United States, but not ll of the converts are who you'd expect. Among the converts are a growing number of immigrants from Latin America.

Islamic faith finds a fertile home in the Latin American community

Saudi Arabia Detains Suspected Spies

Saudi Arabia has arrested 18 people suspected of espionage, including one Iranian citizen. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Saudi journalist, Ahmed al Omran, about suspicion that Iraq may be involved in the alleged espionage.

Saudi Arabia Detains Suspected Spies

First LGBT-friendly mosque opens in France

In Europe and the United States, Muslims, including a group called Muslims for Progressive Values, are pushing for making mosques more inclusive -- to serve all people. Some say this could be the beginning of a reformation of Islam.

First LGBT-friendly mosque opens in France

Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and American: A Woman's Unlikely Background

Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and American: A Woman's Unlikely Background

Mecca and the Modern Day Hajj

Mecca and the Modern Day Hajj