Doug Stone

Stoning the devil and circling the Mecca Grand Mosque's kaaba shrine, two million Muslim pilgrims launched into the final rituals of the hajj on Saturday ahead of their massive exodus from Islam's holiest city. Read More

Stone by stone -- more than 300 tons in all so far -- Joe Dinwiddie has been painstakingly building a stone fence in Indiana County that harkens back to the way things used to be built. Read More

Pilgrims pelted pillars symbolising the devil with pebbles to show their defiance on the third day of the haj yesterday as Muslims worldwide marked Hari Raya Aidiladha with mass animal sacrifices. Read More

Hundreds of pilgrims thronged at small cabins set up this year to distribute pouches of pebbles free among pilgrims on Thursday at Muzdalifah. Read More

Over 2.5 million pilgrims stoned the Jamrat on the first day of the three-day ritual here on Friday.The pilgrims performed the stoning — considered a potentially dangerous Haj ritual — at the Jamrat Bridge with ease thanks to massive SR4.6-billion multistory structure built to reduce overcrowding. Read More

A roomy tote in stone is big enough to carry all your bits and pieces while still looking chic. Read More