Scout wins admiration
MAKKAH: Arab News Thursday 1 November 2012 A boy scout has won the praise of Muslims around the world for carrying an Algerian pilgrim to a Makkah pilgrim guidance center […]
Pilgrims head home after Eid
JEDDAH: AFSHAN AZIZ & IRFAN MOHAMMED Wednesday 31 October 2012 As the Eid Al-Adha holidays draws to a close, many residents across the Kingdom look back on an uplifting and […]
Abdullah tries to loosen restrictions
Riyadh: Abdul Latif Al Shaikh’s effort follows moves by King Abdullah to loosen some restrictions on Saudis and improve the position of women in Saudi society, changes intended to ease the kind of social and economic pressures that fuelled the Arab Spring revolutions that challenged governments across the region. Read […]
Why don’t more Muslims speak out against the wanton destruction of Mecca’s holy sites? – by Jerome Taylor
LUBP: Saudi Arabia’s Wahabists are tearing down buildings that have links to the Prophet and replacing them with skyscrapers and shopping malls. Muslims are often criticised for not speaking out more vocally on key issues that affect their community. Barely a week goes by without the media asking why community […]
KSA to fund $ 100 m Kabul Islamic center
KABUL: ARAB NEWS Tuesday 30 October 2012 Saudi Arabia will build a massive Islamic center complete with a university and a mosque in Afghanistan, an Afghan minister said yesterday, describing the project as “grand and unique.” Estimated to cost up to $100 million, the center on a hilltop in central […]
Underground tunnel to link holy sites, ease movement
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Monday 29 October 2012 .An underground tunnel connecting Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah will be constructed soon for the passage of ambulance vans as well as supply, service and cleaning vehicles, Makkah Mayor Dr. Osama Al-Bar said yesterday. “Experts at Makkah and Holy Sites Development Authority are giving […]
(nearly) Four million pilgrims performed Haj this year
MINA: ARAB NEWS Monday 29 October 2012 Nearly four million pilgrims have performed Haj this year, Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal announced yesterday. “This year’s pilgrimage was a resounding success,” […]
Medina: Saudis take a bulldozer to Islam’s history
Three of the world’s oldest mosques are about to be destroyed as Saudi Arabia embarks on a multi-billion-pound expansion of Islam’s second holiest site. Work on the Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina, where the Prophet Mohamed is buried, will start once the annual Hajj pilgrimage ends next month. When complete, the […]
Meat of one million sheep to be distributed
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Sunday 28 October 2012 Coupons for nearly one million sacrificial animals have been sold among pilgrims during this Haj season under the sacrificial meat utilization project, said […]
Pilgrims stone devil on 2nd day
MINA: SIRAJ WAHAB ARABNEWS Sunday 28 October 2012 .Pilgrims symbolically stoned the devil for a second day yesterday. Chanting “God is Greatest,” pilgrims threw seven small pea-sized pebbles at each […]
Expansion of Masjid an Nabwai
Source: Independent, UK Medina: Saudis take a bulldozer to Islam’s history Three of the world’s oldest mosques are about to be destroyed as Saudi Arabia embarks on a multi-billion-pound expansion of […]
Imams encourage faithful to remain responsible
RIYADH: ABDUL HANNAN TAGO ARABNEWS Saturday 27 October 2012 The Imam of a Riyadh mosque has called on every responsible person to behave properly and treat whoever is under his […]
Hajj pilgrims begin devil-stoning ritual as Eid starts
By Lynne Nahhas, Abdel Hadi al-Habtoor DAILY STAR LEBANON MINA, Saudi Arabia: Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims began to stone a pillar representing Satan in the Saudi holy city […]
Three million stand at Arafat in Haj climax
SIRAJ WAHAB | ARAB NEWS STAFF Friday 26 October 2012 MINA: In an atmosphere filled with spirituality and serenity, nearly 3 million pilgrims yesterday performed the most important rite of […]
ISLAM IN THE PRESS : post by H. Koya
Hajj 2012: Syrians Raise Rebel Flag During Pilgrimage Huffington Post MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Syrian pilgrims raised rebel flags as the haj reached its climax near Mecca on Thursday, despite a call from Saudi Arabia’s top cleric for the annual Islamic pilgrimage to be free from nationalist … See […]
Hajj 2012: Muslims Embark On Pilgrimage To Mecca
Huff Post: Each year millions of Muslims embark on the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, making it one of the largest pilgrimages in the world today. The five-day hajj pilgrimage takes place from eighth to the 12th of Dhul Hijjah, the final month of the Islamic lunar calendar. In 2012, the hajj pilgrimage is […]
Pilgrims head to Mount Arafat as hajj rituals peak
By Al Arabiya with Agencies Vast crowds of Muslim pilgrims, all dressed in white, flocked from early Thursday to Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia’s west to take part in the […]
Hajj sermon: Islam negates aggression says Grand Mufti
Express Tribune: MOUNT ARAFAT: Calling people to follow Islam in its true sense, Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz ibn Abdullah al ash Sheikh said Islam as a religion shuns aggression. Addressing a huge […]
Women lawyers full of hope over licence to practice in Saudi Arabia
Manama: Women legal consultants in Saudi Arabia have called for the implementation of the decision to grant women licences to practice as lawyers. “We are looking forward to putting the decision into practice,” Hanan Ahmad Al Sahrfi, a legal consultant, said. “There are around 300 women lawyers in the eastern […]
Pilgrims to perform Wuquf Arafat today
MINA: The Hajj pilgrims will perform the most vital pillar of Hajj, i.e. Wuquf-e-Arafat (Stay at Mount Arafat) today (Thursday), Geo News. Mufti-e-Azam will deliver Hajj sermon in Masjid-e-Nimra. Hundreds […]