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Every Place is Khalidiya

By Jennifer Mackenzie | December 10, 2012

A trip to the Damascus grave of Dr. Ali Shariati, revolutionary, as the shelling in Homs, Syria began.

Al Dayr (the monastery) at Petra awaits those pilgrims who climb 800 steps, either on foot or via donkey.

The Pilgrimage That Wasn’t

By Becky Garrison | December 7, 2012

In reflecting on the images I captured during my two press trips to Jordan, one this fall, and one in 2007, a sharp contrast emerged. Five years ago, I traveled…

Killing the Buddha

Praying for Ice

By Peter Manseau | June 30, 2012

Pilgrims in India long for the cold.