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Hajj
Muslims open up about how women go missing in Mecca: Kidnapped, groped, and abused, how crimes against women during Hajj go largely unnoticed
An X user replied, "Mohammed Junaid Khan wrote, "I remember the driver taking us from Makkah to Madinah was throwing phone numbers at all the women. The whole way he was harassing. A similar incident happened. The husband got down to buy water, the driver fled away taking the wife. She was never found."
Over 120 people dead at ‘Bhole Baba’ Satsang in Hathras: Deadliest stampedes in recent history, what causes them and how to prevent them
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One of the most significant reasons for stampede is overcrowding. In many cases, the number of attendees of an event exceeds the capacity of the venue of the area where the event is happening. It can lead to dangerous situations. Furthermore, poor planning and crowd management add up to the problem.
Cash-strapped Pakistan surrenders ‘unutilised’ Hajj quota to Saudi Arabia to save $24 million
This has been the first time that Pakistan had to surrender its Hajj quota, which shows the drastic impact of inflation in the country.
Plea in court says it is the constitutional right of every Muslim employee of govt to be sent on Haj deputation: Why the argument...
An advocate, Aamir Javed, has filed a plea in the High Court claiming that it is the "constitutional right" of every Muslim employee of the Central and State government to be sent on deployment to Jeddah during the Haj pilgrimage
“Allah ke ghar gayi, wahan bhi adhi nangi”: Muslim Instagram users attack actress Hina Khan with filthy comments over her attire
Even though Khan was seen wearing salwar kurta and a hijab, the Insta users posted hateful comments, calling her outfit immodest and unIslamic.
12 January 2006 Hajj Stampede in Mecca: When 363 pilgrims died while ‘stoning the Devil’
A small hospital, located near the site of the accident, by the name of Mina General Hospital was overwhelmed with patients.
Haj Committee tacitly tells Muslims to not comply with the law as logjam between Govt and Muslim clerics continue over IT returns
Since Nov, Muslim clerics have been demanding that the 5% GST levied on Haj pilgrimage and the mandatory filing of tax return be exempt
Annual Hajj pilgrimage likely to be cancelled as Saudi Arabia is hit by second wave of coronavirus pandemic
As Saudi Arabia is hit with 2nd wave of Coronavirus pandemic after social norms were violated during Ramazan, Hajj may be cancelled this year
NGO, Islamic scholars initiate campaign to end Saudi Arabia’s control over mosques at Mecca and Medina
The organisation was established with the objective of preventing the politicisation of Islamic pilgrimages, ensuring proper management of the mosques at Mecca and Medina
Wuhan coronavirus outbreak: 12 members of Maharashtra family test positive, 4 of them had returned from Haj
With 12 cases of COVID-19 emerging from the same family, Islampur has been put on strict monitoring.