Nigeria has suspended all Hajj flights to Saudi Arabia following the deportation of more than 170 women who had arrived there without a male escort. About 1,000 Nigerian women intending to make the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca have been detained since Sunday. A Nigerian government delegation is headed to Saudi Arabia to complain. There had [...]
Saudis Detain Nigerian Women On Pilgramage To Mecca
September 27, 2012 | Posted by
Nigeria is protesting the detention of about 1,000 Nigerian women at airports in Saudi Arabia. The women, some of whom have been held since Sunday, had been planning to make the Muslim Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, only to be detained at airports in Jeddah and Medina. There has been an understanding in the past that [...]
Muslim Brothers Hamza and Husain Abdullah To Sit Out NFL Season
June 23, 2012 | Posted by
NFL free agents Hamza and Husain Abdullah, brothers who are practicing Muslims, plan to sit out the 2012 season to speak at mosques this summer, then make a pilgrimage to Mecca, NFL.com reported Thursday. It’s unclear whether they are leaving the NFL permanently. “It has been a blessing to play in the NFL for both [...]
