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The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is reported to have said that Muslims are not to undertake journeys except to three mosques: Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, the Prophet's mosque in Medina and Masjid al-Aqsa in Jerusalem. This hadith amongst others illustrates the importance of visiting Jerusalem and its holy precincts and so the question remains: why are so few …

Sri Lanka now has another distinction to its credit. It has produced the youngest holder of the Islamic Finance Qualification (IFQ) offered by Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments (CISI) – Majid Ikram Thowfeek, at only 16 years.  Majid is now an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments (CISI), UK. His success in IFQ has inspired other young people …

No bacon for breakfast, a room for prayers and Quran on your bedside table: A hotel in Moscow has launched a special “halal” service as Russia tries to attract visitors from the Muslim world. “Around 70 per cent of our guests are from overseas and 13 per cent of these or some 5,000 people come from Muslim countries, especially Iran,” …

The first-ever Halal Tourism Conference (HTC) is set to take place on September 22 and 23 in Granada, Spain. At the event, hospitality and travel professionals will examine how to better attract Muslim tourists, especially those of the high-income variety. Here is the lowdown on Halal tourism. What is Halal tourism? The phrase was coined to refer to the specific …

Sixty million yen (S$700,000) and six months: that’s what TFK Corporation recently spent on renovating a kitchen in Tokyo’s busy Narita airport and preparing it for halal certification. The prize for its pains? A chance to grab a bigger slice of the lucrative and burgeoning Muslim travel market. TFK, the Japanese unit of Singapore inflight food catering group Sats, had …