[notice]Friday 9 March (6-9pm) We have another wonderful free event for all ages surrounding our Hajj exhibition.[/notice] The Museum will turn into a piazza of free performance and activities celebrating pilgrimage and spiritual journeys. There is something for all ages. Visitors can: Listen to traditional oud music in the Islamic world
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NATIONAL HAJJ & UMRAH VACCINATION CLINICS 2012
Dates for our National Hajj & Umrah Vaccination Clinics 2013 will be released after Hajj (i.a) Please register for clinics at a location near to you. We will contact you if a closer venue becomes available. Book early, save money and get all your Hajj & Umrah essentials under one
World Hajj-Umrah convention mulls travel issues
The two-day World Hajj & Umrah Convention convention was held at the British Museum to discuss problems being faced by the stakeholders including tour operators, airlines operators, hotels and banks representatives and suggested some proposals to address them. Key note speaker Tan Sri Abi, Chairman of Tabung Haji Malaysia –
National Hajj & Umrah Vaccination Service 2012 Launched at the World Hajj & Umrah Convention, British Museum, London
Monday 13th February, 2012 – London A Bolton based charity has launched its Pre-travel vaccination service for 2012 in the presence of International delegates who attended the World Hajj & Umrah Convention at the British Museum over the weekend. Rashid Mogradia, CEO and founder of the Council of British Hajjis
The longest Hajj: The Journey's of Ibn Battuta
Written by Douglas Bullis. Illustrated by Norman MacDonald At age 21, Ibn Battuta “set out alone, having neither fellow-traveler in whose companionship I might find cheer, nor caravan whose party I might join, but swayed by an overmastering impulse within me, and
Al-Haramain Train enters final phase
JEDDAH —The final phase of the multibillion riyal Al-Haramain Train Project will be signed soon. This will see the purchase of 35 trains with 13 carriages, traffic signs and railway tracks, which will be installed by a Saudi-Spanish consortium. This phase will reportedly cost just over SR30 billion. It will