Rating: NN It’s easy to lose your way on The Road To Mecca. I remember seeing a simple but moving Chicago production of Athol Fugard’s play in the late 90s that left me weeping.

Athol Fugard’s The Road to Mecca is one of the great plays of the 20th century. David Storch’s production, however, falls short of doing it justice. May 7, 2014 May 7, 2014 1 min read Save ...

The road connecting the two, which many pilgrims use to reach Mecca, was closed on Thursday once the rains began, state media reported, although it was later reopened, authorities said.

The buzzy project, reviving an ancient tradition on social media, drew more than 345,000 followers on Instagram and more than 250,000 on TikTok. Some of the pilgrims’ posts from the road ...