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Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore shine as top halal travel destinations
Indonesia has for the first time joined Malaysia to take up the top spot on the Mastercard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) 2019, while Singapore retained its premier position as the top Muslim-friendly non-Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) destination for Muslim travellers. Climbing up from number two, Indonesia now shares the pole position with Malaysia, […] More
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Inspiring move as a mosque in Malaysia introduces ATM to dispense rice for the poor
A mosque in the Malaysian capital city, Kuala Lumpur, introduced on February 15 a novel way to offer rice to the needy via a specially designed Automated Teller Machine (ATM), Channel News Asia reported on February 17. “The machine, located at the Al-Akram Mosque in Kampung Datuk Keramat, was introduced to render aid to the […] More
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Halal Internet? SalamWeb, a Malaysian web browser promises a Muslim-friendly experience
The internet brings an avalanche of information – good, bad and in between. For Muslims around the globe, there is a societal need to preserve good values through positive online experiences as reported by various media including Digital News Media. Inspired by this, SalamWeb Technologies MY Sdn Bhd (SalamWeb) launched an Islamic based suite of services […] More
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A Vietnamese woman embraced Islam because the concept of fasting appealed to her
Isn’t it amazing how different concepts in Islam appeal to different kinds of people. Some get moved by the concept of God in Islam being so simple to understand, some at the charity, others at the scientific miracles and then there’s those with the concept of Ramadan. Vietnamese Nur Alisha Nguyen Thi Phuong Lam decided […] More
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A Catholic Chinese family-of-four reverts to Islam in Malaysia after the husband researched and found it to be a beautiful religion
Worldwide, people from various backgrounds are embracing Islam almost on a day basis, Alhumdulilah. But while most do so on an individual basis, there are a few who revert as a family. A Chinese Christian family, who wished not to be named, living in Indonesia did just that, fittingly in the month of Ramadan. Muslim […] More
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Muslims care more about halal food than halal income: Malaysian deputy minister
Malaysian Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki lamented recently that Muslims care more about the halal status of their food, compared to the status of their source of income. The deputy minister in charge of Islamic affairs said the public perceives Islam as only related to worship, while the issue of halal and haram — what is permissible […] More
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Leukaemia suffering Malaysian dies in Madina whilst performing Umrah
A final-stage leukaemia patient, Muhammad Ramadhan Alias, whose last wish was to perform the umrah, has passed away in Madinah, Saudi Arabia as reported by The Star Malaysia. The last time his family members saw him was when the 20-year-old was given an emotional send-off at the Sultan Mahmud airport on Tuesday where he and […] More
