For decades Wahhabism, the strict strain of Islam that promotes a literal interpretation of the Quran, has been Saudi Arabia’s predominant faith, and since the 1970s the oil-rich kingdom has been generous in sending funds to other Muslim countries to…
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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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When Ulil Abshar-Abdalla was a teenager in Pati, Central Java, he placed first in an Arabic class held at his local madrasa. The prize was six months of tuition at the Institute for the Study of Islam and Arabic (LIPIA),…
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A group of Rohingya Muslims that attacked Myanmar border guards in October is headed by people with links to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, the International Crisis Group (ICG) said on Thursday, citing members of the group. The coordinated attacks on…
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NILAI: Seramai 200 jemaah umrah masih terus menanti peluang menjejakkan kaki ke Tanah Suci selepas kegagalan syarikat penerbangan sewa khas mendapatkan permit kebenaran mendarat pada Isnin (12 Dis). Seorang jemaah, A. Husaini Rahman, 41 tahun, yang ditempatkan di sebuah hotel…
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