The people who joined were not there at the behest of a political organization but were drawn, like pilgrims to hip pilgrimage sites, by the promise of an insurrectionary pleasure.
—
Asim Ali,
Time,
1 Aug. 2026
Every year, millions of pilgrims walk from the deserts of southern Iraq to the holy city of Karbala for Arbaeen, one of the largest annual pilgrimages in the world.
Surrounded by hundreds of butterflies fluttering between tropical plants inside the Powell Gardens Conservatory, Heidi Boehm watched as visitors stopped, looked upward and waited for one to land nearby.
—
Sophia Buonpane,
Kansas City Star,
1 Aug. 2026
Walker acknowledged capital projects play an important role in attracting visitors.
—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Aug. 2026
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