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Consumer Action Network: Umrah visa regime is ‘un-Islamic’

South Africans have been very vocal in showing their dissatisfaction for the latest implementation of the visa costs after Saudi Arabian authorities in recent months, implemented revised visa charges. Civil society groups, such as the Consumer Action Network, have called on the South African government to intervene. Director of Consumer[…]

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Going home, and never returning

Hajj Stories by Doctor Salim Parker ‘I need to go home,’ I told my friend. He smiled and nodded understandingly. He lived in Madinah and whenever he left the city for whatever reason, he always could not wait to return home. I had just arrived in Madinah having completed Hajj[…]

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Going home

Hajj Doctor Salim Parker recounts his latest haj experiences. He has not been home for three years. For two consecutive years he was so close to where his heart and soul longs for. A mere four hour taxi ride and the warm serene welcome of Madinah would have embraced him[…]

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A 10-month Umrah season proposed

A government proposal to extend the Umrah season from the current eight months to 10 is being considered, local media said quoting informed sources. The proposal, according to which Moharram and Shawwal would be included in the Umrah season, comes in the context of having a new vision for Makkah[…]

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