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Singapore pilgrims haj to Mecca to be deferred for second year
Muis will facilitate the re-allocation of haj places for 900 affected pilgrims to Mecca to next year. Saudi Arabia has not yet announced an official decision on the haj this year. PHOTO: REUTERS
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For the second consecutive year, Singaporean pilgrims will have to defer undertaking the haj pilgrimage to Mecca because of the Covid-19 pandemic, said the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) yesterday.
Muis will facilitate the re-allocation of haj places for the 900 affected pilgrims to next year.
This will, however, be subject to requirements mandated by the authorities in Saudi Arabia, as well as the prevailing public health situation around the world and in Singapore.
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President and Muslim leaders also condemn social media poll that asked people to rank a list of ustazah
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The police are investigating an offensive poll online that ranked a list of ustazah, or female Islamic religious teachers, and which President Halimah Yacob and other leaders lashed out against yesterday.
The poll, which first came to light on Wednesday, had asked people to rank a list of ustazah according to their sexual attractiveness.
The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) said yesterday it was aware of the post, which has caused immense distress to the individuals involved and is very concerned by it.
The list shows at least 12 asatizah being ranked, with 1,005 participating in the poll. - ST
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): MPs and Islamic religious teachers, or asatizah, here have spoken out against an offensive social media poll.
The poll had asked people to rank a list of female asatizah according to their sexual attractiveness. The poll was first highlighted by Ustaz Muhammad Zahid Mohd Zin, late on Wednesday (May 26) in an Instagram post.
The list shows at least 12 asatizah being ranked, with 1,005 participating in the poll. I got a distress call from an ustazah (female asatizah) and was shocked! All listed here in an app are our local asatizah! Who did this must be held accountable! said Ustaz Zahid.
May 27, 2021
Ustaz Muhammad Zahid Mohd Zin.
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SINGAPORE - MPs and Islamic religious teachers, or asatizah, here have spoken out against an offensive social media poll.
The poll had asked people to rank a list of female asatizah according to their sexual attractiveness. The poll was first highlighted by Ustaz Muhammad Zahid Mohd Zin late on Wednesday (May 26) in an Instagram post.
The list shows at least 12 asatizah being ranked, with 1,005 participating in the poll. I got a distress call from an ustazah (female asatizah) and was shocked! All listed here in an app are our local asatizah! Who did this must be held accountable! said Ustaz Zahid.