28 May 2021
Saudi Arabia is requiring all pilgrims for the scaled-back, annual Hajj in July to be vaccinated against COVID-19. In Tanzania, where vaccinations have not yet begun, Muslims hoping to go to Mecca are urging authorities to start jabbing.
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24 May 2021
With less than two months to the start of the holiest Islamic pilgrimage, eager South African Muslim pilgrims are still not sure whether they will be permitted to perform Hajj this year.
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23 May 2021
Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmon y Dr Noor-ul-Haq Qadri says Saudi Government has allowed 60,000 people, from across the globe, to perform Hajj this year under strict Covid SOPs.
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23 May 2021
Sheihk I.C. Quaye, Chairman of the Ghana Hajj Board has expressed uncertainty towards performing Hajj and Umrah prayers in the Grand Mosque in Mecca this year.
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20 May 2021
Pilgrims from overseas will also be allowed to perform Hajj this year under strict health and precautionary measures to curb the spread of coronavirus in the Kingdom, Al-Watan newspaper reported on Thursday.
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