The benefits of intermittent fasting the right way
By William Park 11th January 2022 Source: BBC Intermittent fasting offers the tantalising promise that changing mealtimes, and not the meals, can be good for you. But what are the […]
Fasting and Prayers above the Arctic Circle, in Alaska, Russia, Norway and Sweden
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The sun sets for the last time over Barrow, Alaska. On the 18th of November, 2016 at […]
Video: Iftaar in Trafalgar Square London
Video: Nutrition and Ramadan by Fatima Ellahi View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fatima Ellahi MS RD LD (@dietitiansoftexas) //www.instagram.com/embed.js Arctic Ramadan: fasting in land of midnight sun […]
Voluntary Fasts
Some people ‘fast to death’ for political or other reasons. This is not what Islam requires. Voluntary fasts, under the broad rules described in previous pages, may be observed at […]
Should Children Be Fasting During Ramadan?
Sarmad Naveed ISLAM 2nd May 2021 Sarmad Naveed, Canada During the blessed month of Ramadan, Muslims are enjoined to fast, whereby they abstain from food and drink, from dawn till dusk. […]
Video: Nutrition and Ramadan by Fatima Ellahi
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Arctic Ramadan: fasting in land of midnight sun comes with a challenge
Source: The Guardian BY Ashifa Kassam in Iqaluit In Canada’s Arctic, summers are marked by a bright light that bathes the treeless tundra for more than 20 hours a day. For […]
In Ramadan’s spirit of hope, New York’s Muslims cautiously open mosques
NEW YORK (RNS) — Umair Saad loved Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting and prayer. The Long Island resident would wait for it all year long, excited to sit […]
Call to prayer ruling in Canada during Ramadan causes controversy
Call to prayer ruling in Canada causes controversy Source: Arab News By Hafsa Lodi Some municipalities are allowing mosques to broadcast the sunset adhan during Ramadan, prompting some to complain […]
Ramadan unites Muslims worldwide amid coronavirus-enforced physical separation
Source: Arab News RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries have been forced to take strict precautionary measures to rein in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak during Ramadan. Sheikh Abdul […]
Kaaba on the First Day of Ramadan
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times about Fundamentalism in all Abrahamic Faiths: ‘God Created the Virus. But Now He Has Lost Control.’ ‘God is with […]
Doctor’s Note: Fasting during Ramadan can boost your immunity
Source: Al Jazeera By Amir Khan Mosques are closed and lockdowns are in place, but this Ramadan may have some unexpected health benefits. This year, the Muslim fasting month of […]
Video: PM Justin Trudeau’s Ramadan Message
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Pakistan Calls Off Limits On Mosque Attendance In Time For Ramadan
Source: NPR By Diaa Hadid, who chiefly covers Pakistan and Afghanistan for NPR News. She is based in NPR’s bureau in Islamabad. There, Hadid and her team were awarded a […]
Fasting and Prayers above the Arctic Circle, in Alaska, Russia, Norway and Sweden
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The sun sets for the last time over Barrow, Alaska. On the 18th of November, 2016 at […]
Coronavirus: President Halimah calls on Muslims to support one another and make adjustments during Ramadan
Source: StraitsTimes By Hariz Baharudin SINGAPORE – President Halimah Yacob has asked Muslims in Singapore to support each other throughout the fasting month of Ramadan, and conveyed her appreciation for […]
I Was Raised Muslim By an Ex-Catholic and a Former Jew. Here’s What Ramadan Teaches Me That No Other Holiday Has
Source: Time By Ahamed Weinberg is a comedian, writer and director from Philadelphia, living in Los Angeles. As a pasty white child raised Muslim in America, I have distant memories […]
Whatever happened to Mormon fasting?
Source: RNS By Jana Reiss It’s Fast Sunday tomorrow, and I’m genuinely looking forward to it. I have an alert in my phone to remind me to skip my breakfast […]
Video: The biology of fasting
Speaker: Dr. Lutf ur Rehman, Nashville, TN, USA Suggested reading Autophagy and Fasting: Its effect on disease and how fasting may help
After intermittent fasting, these 3 men no longer take insulin for diabetes — but experts stress caution
Source: CNN By Michael Nedelman, CNN (CNN)Three men with Type 2 diabetes used “intermittent fasting” to reverse their dependence on insulin, according to a report published Tuesday — but you shouldn’t try […]