Tabung Haji awaits official word on selfie ban at Islam’s holiest mosques


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 25 Nov 2017

The Saudi Arabian government has banned pilgrims from taking photos and videos using any devices for any purpose at Islam's two holiest mosques. PHOTO: THE JAKARTA POST / ASIA NEWS NETWORK.

BALING: The Pilgrims Fund Board (Tabung Haji) is to advise Haj pilgrims once it gets official word from the Saudi Arabian government on the reported ban on photographs and videos at Islam's two holiest mosques.

Tabung Haji chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim said that if there was indeed such a ban, then Malaysians performing the Haj and umrah would be advised to adhere strictly to the rule.

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