Millions of Muslims have recently returned from hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam. Every year, Muslims from around the world, and with every kind of background, converge on this city, resulting in an amazing display of diversity. In many ways, the hajj is an experiment in ethnic and gendered pluralism.
While [...]
To my sheer shock and surprise. Where are we going? If this is all a reaction then we should think today before our next generation amalgamates into the blur picture where people have to show that Muslims are liberal and just to show that and prove it they will end up making punk bands telling [...]
According to the Saudi laws, it is mandatory for the governments to provide Hajj Quota to the private tour operators, but it is not mandatory that the Hajj Qota be provided to the parliamentarians. Government has abolished the quota of the parliamentarians and over that many parliamentarians are going haywire and protesting vehemently, as it [...]
Biswa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim congregation after the hajj, begins today on the bank of river Turag with participation of devotees from 152 countries.
The three-day congregation is expected to witness around 20 lakh devotees including more than one lakh women from across the world, said the organisers.Meanwhile, thousands of devotees reached the Ijtema venue [...]
The scenario is all too familiar. When things seem to be under control, terrorists manage to strike where unexpected. The latest incident was a suicide attack in Kirkuk, the center of Iraq’s northern oil fields. The bombing near the ethnically-mixed city came during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. It rocked an area that has [...]
In Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Arab States are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr today. May there be Eid in Pakistan Tomorrow. Weather experts say that sighting of moon in Pakistan will be most probably on the evening of 30th Ramadan rather than 29th Ramadan. So Eid in Pakistan may be after two days of Saudi Arabian Eid [...]
This speech was given few years ago in a place called Leicester, about 150 miles from London, as we attended one of our friend’s wedding, which caused a lot of distress I hear later after this speech when we left. Only recently I was shown the video of from that night of the speech and [...]
Once a year Muslims around the world go to Makkah (Saudi Arabia) to perform Hajj (Pilgrimage) during 9~11th day of Islamic month of Zil-Hajj. In old times people do travel from many locations around the world on foot or on animal back. As the means of travel improved people start to avail ships and after [...]
In today’s newspaper it was written that the Saudi Government has objected the suiting of Pakistani Woman during Hajj and made it compulsory that she shall have to put on suit recommended by them.
In an TV program on AAG Channel a girl asked the host of the show that you should also wear “Shalwar [...]
