Tag: Muslims
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 1, 2020
Saudi Arabia asks Muslims to put haj plans on hold
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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia wants Muslims to wait until there is more clarity about the coronavirus pandemic before planning to attend the annual haj pilgrimage, the minister for haj and umrah said on state TV on Tuesday (Mar 31). Some 2.5 million pilgrims from around the world usually flock to the holiest sites of Islam in
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 14, 2020
Muslims still feel unsafe a year after Christchurch massacre
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CHRISTCHURCH:Â Aliya Danzeisen rises before dawn every day to hear the news so she can prepare her school-age daughters for any harassment they may face for being Muslim. “We don’t feel any safer,” the Muslim community leader says, reflecting on the 12 months since the Christchurch mosque attacks, in which a self-declared white supremacist killed 51
