Hijaz

• “Two months and a half after the events above detailed, Mohammed received the inspired tidings that Al-Madinah of the Hijaz was his predestined asylum.”

  Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah

• “Taif, which the country people call Hijaz, but never Habbash.”

  Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah

• “Sharif Hussain bin Ali, the ruler of the Western part of the Arabian peninsula, known as the Hijaz, had previously lived in Istanbul for 18 years.”

  karmalised

• “Ali, Hassan, Hussein watch them over wearing Arabic labels glued on their chests, stamped from Al-Hijaz.”

  Global Voices in English » Iraq: Reflecting on Iran

• “One of the opposition groups outside of Jordan directly calling for the removal of the "Hashemite Occupation" of Jordan the Hashemites are originally from the Hijaz, Saudi Arabia of today.”

  The Huffington Post: Dr. Josef Olmert: Something Is Happening in Jordan

• “The Muslim Brotherhood and its allies will work to take control of the Hijaz Mecca and Medina; if they realize this dream, the oil will be simply a bonus.”

  The Huffington Post: Nathan Gardels: The Arab Spring After Osama: Ayaan Hirsi Ali vs. Tariq Ramadan

• “One of the original Hijaz Railway stations in Damascus, Syria”

  Global Voices in English » Jordan: The Dream Train that was not to be

• “However now, with the reopening of The Hijaz Railway, there is a train which links the Zarqa'a town with Amman.”

  Global Voices in English » Jordan: The Dream Train that was not to be

• “Ibn Saud won back his kingdom, united the Bedouin, defeated the Rashidis, and eventually took over the Hijaz, the southern strip of land in which are located Mecca and Medina.”

  Readings & watchings « It Doesn't Have To Be Right…

• “Over centuries, the Arab sirocco from the Hijaz was unable to blow away the practices of female infanticide and the caste system.”

  A Bangladeshi Bluestocking

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