The Saudi government's decision to close access for Indonesia be allowed enter its territory made the second time cancel annual pilgrimage, namely pilgrimage. This study aims identify and describe communication strategy of Ministry Religion (Kemenag) so that is not included in 20 countries are prohibited from entering Arabia. Because some whose COVID-19 numbers higher or equal banned countries....

Through the case of St Olav Ways, aim this article is to shed light on ways in which contemporary pilgrimage phenomenon Norway developed through a combination interpretations local religious history and inspiration from international developments, Camino de Santiago particular. Pilgrimage increasingly becoming visible as Norway, several other European countries where was long discredited practi...

Abstract Arba'een, a Muslim pilgrimage, is one of the largest annual mass gatherings in world, with date fixed according to lunar calendar. Most pilgrims start their long walking journey from Basra/Najaf toward Karbala (about 70–500 km) and are significantly affected by outdoor weather conditions during this period. Here, based on simulations performed using carefully‐selected climate models, w...

Among the multitude of activities of Hajj Organization which require careful planning bus assignment to the Iranian pilgrim caravans d g pilgrimage is the most important one. The objective of this assignment is to have a minimum number o standing passengers/empty seats, while satisfying a large number of operational and religious constrain. This problem was formulated as a large scale zero-one ...

Pilgrims become open to self-discovery in a Gestalt of the personal and communal. Traditional pilgrimage integrates pilgrims into community faith. Long-distance hikes through wilderness, such as Appalachian Trail, may be interpreted from this lens. However, environment/space/place wilderness situates beyond traditional religious frame. The sacred does not manifest schema established symbols bec...