What is Shavuot?

Shavuot in Hebrew means Weeks. It took seven weeks of trekking through the desert to reach Mount Sinai. It is called the “Feast of Weeks”. It is a Jewish holiday that occurs in the Hebrew month of Sivan, that is, ..

Tags: Al-Aqsa Mosque • Hebrew • israel • Judaism • Mount Sinai

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021

Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem

The Israeli Armed forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque recently. The fight in the country has been increasing since mid-April. The Hamas in the Gaza Strip attacked Israel for its actions. They were engaged in Air strikes. During the air strikes, ..

Tags: air-strikes • Al-Aqsa Mosque • Gaza Strip • Hamas • Jerusalem

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021

Mecca hosts 14th summit of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC-2019)

In a strong reaction, the Government of India (GoI) has recently rejected the reference of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in its final communique at the 14th Islamic summit in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on ..

Tags: Al-Aqsa Mosque • Continents • Geography • Jammu and Kashmir • Kashmir

India invited to 46th session of foreign ministers OIC

India has been invited to attend a meeting of foreign ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Abu Dhabi, UAE on the 1st and 2nd March of 2019. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be the Guest of ..

Tags: Al-Aqsa Mosque • Geography • Organisation of Islamic Cooperation • United Arab Emirates • Western Asia