SHARJAH: My journey of faith is now complete. I am happy. It has left me satisfied and I am thankful to Allah for that. Going to Hajj was a dream. I am sure words will fail to express how happy, secure, tension-free I felt during the whole exercise. Almost celestial,
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Birmingham travel agent jailed for Hajj pilgrimage rip-off
A BIRMINGHAM travel agent has been jailed for 15 months after he ripped off a family who paid £10,000 for a Hajj pilgrimage. Chowdhury Ahmad promised the Nooris, from Rowley Regis, five-star food and accommodation on the trip to Saudi Arabia. Instead they found themselves in a “cockroach-infested hovel” and
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A survey of British Muslim experiences in Makkah and Madinah
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How to greet a returning Hajji
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2.5 million pilgrims prepare for hajj
Saudi authorities have mobilised some 100,000 security and civil defence personnel to insure a smooth pilgrimage and avoid deadly incidents that marred the extremely crowded rites in the past. “We will mobilise all our means to prevent any harm against any pilgrim or any group of pilgrims,” Saudi Interior Minister
Medical support for British pilgrims
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Health Ministry readies 80 PHCs, seven hospitals in holy sites
By MD RASOOLDEEN | ARAB NEWS Published: Oct 3, 2011 23:54 Updated: Oct 3, 2011 23:54 RIYADH: The Ministry of Health announced on Monday that 80 primary health care centers in Arafat, Mina and Muzdalifah are ready to receive pilgrims during Haj. “We have updated the facilities at these PHCs and now they are
Inspectors deployed at all entry points to monitor health of pilgrims
IYADH: Saudi authorities have deployed officials at all 14 ports of entry to monitor the health condition of pilgrims coming for the upcoming Haj. Mohammed Khosheim, deputy health minister for planning and development, reviewed the program at the Health Haj Preparatory Committee meeting held in Riyadh on Monday and said