Saudi Ambassador to Beirut Waleed Bukhari stressed on Monday that the Kingdom “will not spare an effort” in helping resolve Lebanon’s many crises. He met with Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Latif al-Derian at Dar al-Fatwa in Beirut for talks on Lebanon and the ongoing Israeli war on Gaza and the Palestinian people, reported the National News Agency. He declared that the Kingdom “supports all Arab and Islamic causes,” especially amid the suffering in Gaza and the Palestinian Territories.
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Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities
Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities
Dilemma? As the Muslims worldwide go through the Ramadan as part of their faith obligations, there is a concern about taking the Covid-19 vaccine during the same season.
In some places, they administer the vaccine after breaking their fast in the evening to avoid compromise with their faith, while others have had to take it because it is mandatory at their places of work.
Abdul-Nasser Ssemugabi finds out how this dilemma between faith and science is treated.
During the last Ramadan, governments consulted with scientists and religious leaders to restrict Muslims from congregating in prayers, as most mosques, like all places of worship, were locked to contain the spread of the coronavirus.