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Saudi Arabia unveils health measures that will allow pilgrims to visit Mecca
September 21, 2020 By Faith Matters

Saudi Arabia unveils health measures that will allow pilgrims to visit Mecca

Saudi Arabia has released new details on how it plans to gradually allow Muslims back to Islam’s holiest site in Mecca to perform the smaller, year-round pilgrimage, which has been suspended for the past seven months due to the coronavirus. Hajj Minister Muhammad Benten said the kingdom will launch an online application that allows citizens, […]

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Saudi Arabia: Repentant Muslims gather on Mount Arafat for haj climax
August 20, 2018 By Faith Matters

Saudi Arabia: Repentant Muslims gather on Mount Arafat for haj climax

More than two million Muslims gathered at Mount Arafat on Monday for a vigil to atone for their sins and ask God’s forgiveness as the annual haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia reached its climax. Pilgrims clad in white robes signifying a state of purity spent the night in an encampment around the hill where Islam […]

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Canada: Hajj pilgrims and students face uncertainty
August 17, 2018 By Faith Matters

Canada: Hajj pilgrims and students face uncertainty

Canadian Muslims travelling to the Hajj pilgrimage face delays coming back due to a diplomatic dispute with Saudi Arabia that is also prompting thousands of students from the kingdom to scramble to sell their assets and return home to meet a month-end deadline. As the stalemate continues, Canada is reaching out to its allies, including […]

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Unmasked for the Thugs That They Are – The #EDL Fascists
September 12, 2015 By Tell Mama

Unmasked for the Thugs That They Are – The #EDL Fascists

People have been discussing whether the English Defence League are really a threat to the security of the United Kingdom, whilst others have taken the position that they are not so bad as ”those Jihadis across the ocean’. Senior commentators have also suggested that the English Defence League are nothing of significance in relation to

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