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PM Modi On What Made Haj "Special" For Muslim Women This Year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday thanked the Saudi Arabia government for making changes in the Haj policy and said due to this change, over 4,000 Muslim women from India performed Haj without 'mehram' (male companion).
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4,314 Indian Women To Perform Hajj Without Male Companions This Year
As many as 4,314 Indian women are set to perform Hajj without 'Mehram (male companion)' this year, the largest since the reform in 2018 which did away with the compulsion of a male companion with women on the pilgrimage, officials said.
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In A First, Saudi Women Soldiers Stand Guard In Mecca During Haj
Inspired by her late father's career, Mona decided to join the military and the first group of Saudi women soldiers to work in Islam's holiest sites, where they are helping secure the haj annual pilgrimage.
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In Women Traveling To Haj Without Guardians, Kerala Leads The Way
Fifty-five-year-old Pathutty from Kerala's Malappuram district, along with three other women from her extended family are preparing themselves for their Haj travel this year.
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Muslim Women Can Now Travel For Haj Without Male Guardian: PM Modi On 'Mann Ki Baat'
Terming the policy of allowing Muslim women to perform Haj only in the company of a male guardian as "injustice", Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government has removed the restriction following which hundreds of women have applied to travel alone for the pilgrimage.
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Draft Haj Policy Proposes Abolishing Haj Subsidy
Abolishing subsidy for Haj pilgrims and allowing women above 45 to travel in a group of at least four without a male member are some of the key highlights of a proposed Haj policy drafted by a committee appointed by the Centre, sources said.
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PM Modi On What Made Haj "Special" For Muslim Women This Year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday thanked the Saudi Arabia government for making changes in the Haj policy and said due to this change, over 4,000 Muslim women from India performed Haj without 'mehram' (male companion).
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4,314 Indian Women To Perform Hajj Without Male Companions This Year
As many as 4,314 Indian women are set to perform Hajj without 'Mehram (male companion)' this year, the largest since the reform in 2018 which did away with the compulsion of a male companion with women on the pilgrimage, officials said.
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In A First, Saudi Women Soldiers Stand Guard In Mecca During Haj
Inspired by her late father's career, Mona decided to join the military and the first group of Saudi women soldiers to work in Islam's holiest sites, where they are helping secure the haj annual pilgrimage.
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In Women Traveling To Haj Without Guardians, Kerala Leads The Way
Fifty-five-year-old Pathutty from Kerala's Malappuram district, along with three other women from her extended family are preparing themselves for their Haj travel this year.
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Muslim Women Can Now Travel For Haj Without Male Guardian: PM Modi On 'Mann Ki Baat'
Terming the policy of allowing Muslim women to perform Haj only in the company of a male guardian as "injustice", Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government has removed the restriction following which hundreds of women have applied to travel alone for the pilgrimage.
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Draft Haj Policy Proposes Abolishing Haj Subsidy
Abolishing subsidy for Haj pilgrims and allowing women above 45 to travel in a group of at least four without a male member are some of the key highlights of a proposed Haj policy drafted by a committee appointed by the Centre, sources said.
