Saudi Arabia launches electronic fatwa service for Haj

A man uses one of the electronic fatwa machines.Image Credit: Sabq. Thu 08 August 2019: The multilingual service allows pilgrims to get direct and easy access to clerics Riyadh: Saudi religious authorities have launched an electronic service aimed at providing instant fatwas (binding Islamic opinions) for pilgrims, Saudi online newspaper Sabq reported on Thursday. The […]

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New Jerusalem guidebook offers a look at the disputed city through a Palestinian lens

Thu 08 August 2019: Wujood – which is Arabic for “existence” – aims to provide tourists tips, maps and itineraries for navigating occupied East Jerusalem and its Palestinian culture Visitors to Jerusalem don’t often explore Palestinian parts of the disputed holy city. But a new guidebook offering a pointedly Palestinian perspective is trying to change that. […]

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Saudi Arabia to provide free medical services to Hajj pilgrims

Tue 06 August 2019: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health will provide free health-related services to Hajj pilgrims in the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said in a report, with the help of over 30,000 health workers. The Saudi General Authority for Statistics said that the number of people working to provide the medical services […]

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Dutch municipality forced to apologize to niqabi woman barred from entering playground

Mon 05 August 2019: The Netherlands’ Nijmegen Municipality was forced to apologize to a Muslim woman wearing a burqa after she was refused entry into a playground. On Aug. 1, The Netherlands enforced a law banning all face coverings in public buildings and on public transport, however parks and playgrounds are not under this jurisdiction. […]

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Turkish police confiscate 1,000-year-old Quran from smugglers

Sat 03 August 2019: Turkish security forces recovered a 1,000-year-old Quran manuscript from suspected antiquities traffickers in the southern province of Muğla, security sources said late Friday. The manuscript, wrapped in antelope skin, was seized in Yatağan district in an operation conducted against smugglers by gendarmerie forces, said the sources, who asked not to be […]

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