Previously, we told the story of Abdul Alim Mubarak, a Muslim, a CNN videotape editor, who lives in New Jersey, as he said good-bye to his family and took off for Saudi Arabia on his first religious pilgrimage, the hajj. Now, we have the story of Mubarak’s hajj, reported by our correspondent Anisa Mehdi, who just returned from Saudi Arabia herself. More →

April 17, 1998

On April 5, Muslims around the world will begin observing events associated with the annual hajj, one of the five pillars of the Islamic faith. Millions are converging on Mecca, located near the west coast of Saudi Arabia. Anisa Mehdi accompanies one American pilgrim as he says good-bye to his family and heads off to Mecca for the first time.
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March 27, 1998

The Islamic Saudi Academy in Loudoun County, Virginia, outside Washington, DC, is creating controversy with its plan for a new campus. More →

February 20, 1998

  BOB ABERNETHY: When this program began last September, we visited a place that we called the “Highway to Heaven.” Afterward, a lot of people wrote and called asking, “Where is this highway? What country is it in?” We reported, … More →

January 2, 1998

  BOB ABERNETHY: Just outside Washington, DC, there’s a 10-mile-long stretch of New Hampshire Avenue. It’s lined with houses of worship: churches, synagogues, temples, and mosques. It’s been called the Highway to Heaven. It’s literally a drive-by tour of America’s … More →

September 5, 1997