Top Tips for a Safe Hajj Written by Rashid Mogradia Founder & CEO of the Council of British Hajjis | www.cbhuk.org London, Friday 28th September 2012 Updated 5th October 2012 Around 25,000 British Muslims will join over two million men and women from over hundred countries to perform the annual
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Custodian of the Two Holy directs start – immediately – the work of expansion of the Prophet's Mosque
Custodian of the Two Holy directs start – immediately – the work of expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque “City” unique deployment of the most prominent features of the expansion Wednesday 09/26/2012 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to begin immediately work expansion Prophet’s Mosque, which put her under God’s protection
Unqualified foreign drivers cause 60% accidents involving pilgrims
Unqualified foreign drivers who do not know how to drive buses and heavy vehicles are the cause of about 60 percent of the traffic accidents involving Haj pilgrims, Asharq Al-Awsat Arabic daily reported yesterday, quoting officials of private transport companies. The company officials expressed their fears about the possibility of
King launches largest expansion of Prophet’s Mosque
MADINAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah laid the foundation stone for the largest expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque here yesterday. The new project will increase the mosque’s capacity to more than two million worshippers. King Abdullah arrived here last night from the Moroccan city of Casablanca and
Hajj Discussion Show Tonight Friday 21/9/12 on Islam Channel 9pm-10pm NOT TO BE MISSED!
Dr Mohammed Jiva – Chief Medical Officer – CBHUK and Senior Medical Officer- British Hajj Delegation will be a guest on the Islam Channels Hajj Discussion Show Tonight Friday 21/9/12 9pm-10pm GMT Watch online at www.islamchannel.tv Email us your questions to info@cbhuk.org Tweet us your questions @cbhuk #HajjShow
Hajj Seminar – Canary Wharf, London 19th Sept 2012 6pm-10pm
[important]PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED – NO MORE BOOKINGS ARE BEING TAKEN. The information below is for those who have pre-registered. If you would like to attend please email us at info@cbhuk.org as we may repeat depending on interest[/important] CBHUK are proud to support the Hajj Seminar 2012
No plan to cut number of pilgrims, says Hajjar
Fahd Al-Manee’ MAKKAH — The Kingdom has no plans to restrict the number of pilgrims during the next Umrah season. Announcing this at a press conference here, Dr. Bandar Hajjar, Minister of Haj, put at rest reports that the number of pilgrims will be drastically reduced owing to the ongoing
ABTA Issues Travel Warning To Hajj Pilgrims in UK
The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), a UK-based association of travel agents, has issued a warning regarding the practices of unlicensed travel companies to UK travellers journying to Saudi Arabia for Hajj. Around 25,000 pilgrims will be heading for Saudi Arabia from the UK for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, which takes
CBHUK Live Q&A on Hajj & Umrah travel on BBC Asian Nework 29/8/12 > Listen Now
@cbhuk CEO (@mogradia) will be a guest on the BBC Asian Network (@bbcasiannetwork) radio for a Q&A on #Hajj & #Umrah travel. Talking on the Nihal (@TherealNihal) show – Discussion and debate on the big issues affecting British Asians. Feel free to email us your questions in advance or call in live during
Makkah-Madinah train set to roll by January 2014
JEDDAH: Construction is under way on the first high-speed passenger railway line between Makkah and Madinah and is expected to be complete by January 2014. Transport Minister Jabara Al-Seraisry, said the new Madinah railway station situated close to the Prince Muhammad Airport would serve Haj and Umrah pilgrims more efficiently.