Saudi Arabian government has made a historic decision, allowing female pilgrims to attend Hajj and Umrah without "mahram" (male guardian).
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A long exposure photograph shows Muslim pilgrims circumambulating around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand mosque in the holy Saudi city of Mecca during the annual hajj pilgrimage, on July 17, 2021. - The annual hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, started with just 60,000 vaccinated Saudi residents allowed to take part this year because of the pandemic. For the second year in a row, Muslims from abroad have been excluded from the hajj, which drew 2.5 million pilgrims to Saudi Arabia in 2019 before the virus struck. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP)
Mohamed Rehan
2022-10-12 16:07:15
Saudi Arabian government has made a historic decision, allowing female pilgrims to attend Hajj and Umrah without "mahram" (male guardian).
Saudi government announced the decision on Monday, October 10, confirming it applies to all the pilgrims. Speaking about the decision, Tawfiq Al Rabiah, the Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah confirmed, "A woman can come to the kingdom to perform Umrah without a mahram."
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