By Zainab Calcuttawala
A new report ranks Morocco as the “most travel-friendly” country in Africa for Muslims based on the facilities the country provides to make Halal living possible for Muslim travelers. The kingdom ranked ninth worldwide on the report released on Wednesday at a ceremony in Jakarta, Indonesia. This year’s Global Muslim Travel Index – a joint effort by MasterCard and CrescentRating – ranked 130 destinations based on several criteria, including the availability of Halal foods, prayer facilities and Ramadan services
According to the report, there will be a projected 168 million Muslim travelers – spending more than USD 200 billion worldwide – by 2020, up from 117 million in 2015.
48 of 130 destinations analyzed were member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). According to the OIC’s official website, the organization – founded in Rabat in 1969 in response to the arson of the Al-Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem – seeks to be the “collective voice of the Muslim world.”..... keep reading .... http://ln.is/decOA
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