Samri, who is believed to be the oldest person to ever perform Hajj, was welcomed by a number of Saudi officials. (SPA) Thu 01 August 2019: JEDDAH: An Indonesian man claiming to be 130-years-old arrived in the Kingdom Wednesday to perform Hajj in Makkah, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Ohi Aidros Samri arrived at the King […]
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Thu 01 August 2019: After around 14 years of debate, a burqa ban — a full body covering including a face veil worn by some Muslim women — has come into effect in the Netherlands. Clothing that “covers the face,” such as burqas or veils may no longer be worn in public institutions such as […]
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Thu 01 August 2019: Islamabad: Worried about not performing Hajj in the right manner? Preparations for the once-in-a-lifetime spiritual journey begin months in advance for most Muslims embarking on the pilgrimage for the first time. To make this journey less arduous and more spiritually revitalizing, a Pakistani startup has developed an app with the “world’s […]
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Mon 29 July 2019: Saudi Arabia has tightened its security measures for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage and has prevented citizens and residents from entering Makkah without a necessary permit. The Ministry of the Interior called on Saudi citizens and residents in the Kingdom to abide by the regulations and instructions that stipulate having a Hajj […]
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Mon 29 July 2019: Every healthy child aged between two and ten in England is expected to be administered a nasal flu vaccine next month, as part of the government’s efforts to protect Britons from the disease. Many Muslim residents of the United Kingdom are allegedly refusing to allow their children to take part in […]
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Sun 28 July 2019: Some 88,000 Iranians have arrived in Saudi Arabia to perform this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, revealed Nasser Jaber Hweizawi, head of the office of Iranian pilgrims affairs. Upon their arrival, they witnessed the high levels of services provided by Saudi authorities at the Madinah and Jeddah airports, he added after holding talks […]
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Fri 26 July 2019: Ahead of the trial of prominent cleric Salman al-Awdah in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, rights group Amnesty International has made pressing calls for his release, fearing he may soon be executed. The reformist cleric was arrested on terrorism charges in a sweeping crackdown in September 2017, after he posted a tweet calling for […]
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Thu 11 July 2019: Just one-in-three people polled for the British Social Attitudes report described themselves as Christian – the lowest figure since records began. There has been a “dramatic decline” in Britain’s Christian identity over the last 35 years – with a “substantial increase” in atheism, a state-of-the-nation survey has suggested. Slightly over one-third […]
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Tue 16 July 2019: Follow these tips so you can spend your time in Saudi Arabia focusing on the true purpose of your trip – worship, rather than rushing around trying to find something you forgot Hajj is the most beautiful spiritual journey that a Muslim can make, but that’s not to say that the […]
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Sun 21 July 2019: The lower part of Kaaba’s Kiswa, the black cloth draped around the holy shrine, was raised 3 meters in preparation for the new Hajj season and was replaced with white cloth instead, Reasah Al-Harmain said on Friday. The procedure is done every year before the Hajj season in order to protect […]
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