The Hajj just became a bit less hip: Saudi Arabia has banned pilgrims from taking selfies at Islam’s two holiest mosques, effective immediately. Visitors to Mecca’s Masjid al-Haram, known as the Great Mosque of Mecca, and Medina’s Masjid an-Nabawi, or…
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More than four years after Singapore appealed for an increase in its official Haj quota, Saudi Arabia has agreed to the request, raising the number of places from 680 to 800. The news, which will be welcomed by the Muslim…
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KARACHI: The Saudi government has enforced a ban forbidding transgender people from performing Umrah, reported Geo News on Tuesday. Transgender people particularly those willing to visit holy land with an aim to perform Umrah would not be issued travel visa….
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Kurang sehari sebelum bermulanya kemuncak ibadah haji, semua jemaah Singapura perlu bersiap sedia menghadapi cuaca yang semakin panas, lagi kering. Suhu di Padang Arafah semasa wukuf nanti dijangka mencapai sehingga 45 darjah Selsius, ketika jemaah haji akan paling terdedah kepada…
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A DAD of three has been left languishing in prison after being beaten by police following a misunderstanding during a religious pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. Kausar Uddin, 47, from Sighthill, travelled to Mecca last month with his wife, three children…
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