Grand Mosque to receive 70,000 Umrah pilgrims daily
The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has completed all preparations to receive Umrah pilgrims after increasing the capacity to 70,000 per day. These preparations were…
World’s 1st mosque to receive LEED platinum rating for green buildings opened in Dubai
The mosque in Hatta can accommodate more than 600 worshippers on an area of 1,050 square meters according to the highest environmental sustainability standards Dubai Electricity and Water Authority…
Egypt bans books on extremism and Muslim Brotherhood from mosques
CAIRO: The Egyptian Ministry of Endowments has decided to prevent the entry of books on extremism and the Muslim Brotherhood to all mosques in Egypt and to remove those already…
Saudi Arabia expands women’s representation in workplace
JEDDAH: More female employees are joining workplaces and boardrooms in Saudi Arabia, with gender equality a key target of a regional drive to improve environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards….
All-women’s Islamic choir smashes gender taboos in Egypt
The words of the Islamic hymns being rehearsed in a small studio just outside Cairo are well known among Egyptian Muslims, but they have never sounded so different. Here, they…
Dr. Fatima, Dr. Al-Anoud named assistant heads of Haram Presidency
MAKKAH — Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, has appointed Dr. Fatima Bint Zaid Al-Rashoud and Dr. Al-Anoud Bint Khaled…
UK Muslim convert reunited with ex-far-right father
A Muslim convert has reunited with her father, who shunned her for half a decade after he became involved with the far-right English Defence League (EDL). Faith Abbey, 28, had…
Suzan Al-Yahya appointed as director general of Saudi Arabia’s Royal Institute of Traditional Arts
Dr. Suzan Mohammed Al-Yahya has been appointed director general of Saudi Arabia’s Royal Institute of Traditional Arts. Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, minister of culture and chairman of the…
Saudi Ministry updates health protocols in mosques
Worshippers, keeping a safe distance from one another, perform the dawn prayer at a mosque in the Saudi holy city of Makkah on June 21, 2020. (AFP) Mosques shall adhere…
More than 450,000 people in Saudi Arabia apply to perform Hajj
A picture taken on July 29, 2020 shows pilgrims while social distancing as a coronavirus preventative measure while circumambulating around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the centre of the…
