Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL) – Former police officer Aja Kumba Joof passed away while on the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. According to a family member, she collapsed after the devil-stoning ritual amid scorching temperatures.
Gambiaj.com – (DAKAR, Senegal) – In a solemn announcement on Sunday, June 16, 2024, the Ministry of African Integration and Foreign Affairs of Senegal shared the tragic news of the deaths of three Senegalese pilgrims in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
The Gambia Press Union (GPU), in collaboration with the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), held a three-day Training of Trainers (TOT) workshop on migration reporting from May 28–30 in The Gambia.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL) – Three travel operators in The Gambia have taken legal action against the Ministry of Lands and Regional Government, the National Hajj Commission, and the Ministry of Justice. Musdalifa Travels and Tours, American Hajj, Umrah and Travel Agency, and Jatamang Travel and Tours are contesting their exclusion from providing services for the 2024 hajj pilgrimage.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL) – Christians in The Gambia, though a minority in the predominantly Muslim country, are reportedly facing subtle persecution, according to a Catholic Priest serving in the West African nation, the Association for Catholic Informations reports.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL) – The Gambia Hajj Commission recently briefed the National Assembly’s select committee on Lands, Regional Government, Ombudsman, and IEC to provide an update on its preparations for the upcoming 2024 Hajj pilgrimage.
Gambiaj.com – After offering Eid prayers to mark the end of Ramadan, President Adama Barrow expressed gratitude for witnessing the sacred month and fasting. He hailed this as a significant personal achievement. He extended congratulations to the entire Ummah and the Gambian people for upholding peace and stability, emphasizing their crucial role in the country’s development.
Gambiaj.com – The Gambia’s Ambassador to India, Mustapha Jawara, recently visited the revered Dargah Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia in India to pay homage to the esteemed Sufi saint. Ambassador Jawara expressed awe at the beauty of the Dargah, noting that despite being in India for three years, he was unaware of the mausoleum’s existence within the bustling area of Nizamuddin.
Gambiaj.com – In a Facebook post, activist Madi Jobarted has criticized the Supreme Islamic Council’s fatwa on female circumcision issiued Thursday, calling it a perpetuation of violence against women in the interest of patriarchy. Jobarted argued that the fatwa does not serve the best interest of Islam or Muslim girls and women, but rather serves the interest of men hiding behind religion.
Gambiaj.com – The Gambia Supreme Islamic Council (GSIC) has issued a fatwa to all Muslims in The Gambia regarding the legality of female circumcision. The GSIC clarified that female circumcision is not merely an inherited custom, but rather, it is one of the virtues of Islam and among the Sunnah practices dictated by the Messenger of Allah, Peace be Upon Him.
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