Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

18 Nov 2019

Supkem chairman Yusuf Nzibo kicked out

The official, who was elected to lead the largest Muslim organisation in the country two years ago, revealed that his suspension was driven by alleged misappropriation of Hajj funds and debt that has lasted for years.

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18 Nov 2019

Remembering the siege of Makkah

JEDDAH:  In November 1979, the Middle East was already on a knife edge. For the citizens of Saudi Arabia, however, the greatest shock was yet to come. The sacrilegious storming of the Grand Mosque in Makkah by armed fanatics that month sent shockwaves through the entire Islamic world.

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