Pakistan's heat wave: When fasting is a sin
By Dr. Kashif N. Chaudhry, who is a cardiovascular medicine fellow at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts. The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of […]
Fatwa: Let Muslims Break Fast Amid Scorching Weather
Source: International Business Times In the midst of a record-breaking heat wave that has killed 750 people, senior Islamic clerics in Pakistan have issued rare religious pronouncements, or fatwas, this […]
A Ramadan State of Mind
Patheos.com: August 1, 2011 by Wajahat Ali 26 Comments When Ramadan-ing, it’s encouraged to have a Ramadan State of Mind. It’s a state of mind and state of body that […]
PM Harper makes history by holding the first known iftar dinner at 24 Sussex
Stephen Harper holds Ramadan meal at 24 Sussex for Muslim leaders Prime Minister Stephen Harper may have made Canadian history Monday night, inviting Muslim leaders to 24 Sussex to break […]
President Obama Hosts Ramadan Iftar Dinner For Muslim Americans At The White House
The Associated Press | By DEB RIECHMANN Posted: 06/23/2015 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Monday that Americans stand united in rejecting the targeting of any religious or ethnic […]
Obama hosts Iftar dinner to mark Ramadan — and reach out to Muslims
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/c/embed/76129302-1950-11e5-bed8-1093ee58dad0 Source: Washington Post President Obama hosted an Iftar dinner Monday night to mark the Muslim holiday of Ramadan and to reach out to the roughly 1.5 billion Muslims around […]
Ramadan is the holy month of fasting and the Qur'an
By HARUN YAHYA for ARABNEWS.COM Published — Friday 19 June 2015 O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint; (Fasting) for a fixed number of days. But if any of you is ill, or on a […]
Ramadan is the holy month of fasting and the Qur’an
By HARUN YAHYA for ARABNEWS.COM Published — Friday 19 June 2015 O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint; (Fasting) for a fixed number of days. But if any of you is ill, or on a […]
Diet that mimics fasting appears to slow aging
ScienceDaily — Want to lose abdominal fat, get smarter and live longer? New research that periodically adopting a diet that mimics the effects of fasting may yield a wide range of health benefits. Want to lose abdominal fat, get smarter and live longer? New research led by USC’s Valter Longo […]
Ramadan Reflection Day 2: Juneteenth, Dylann Roof and the Continued Struggle for Equality
Source: Huffington Post By Imam Khalid Latif is blogging his reflections during the month of Ramadan for the fifth year in a row, featured daily on HuffPost Religion. For a complete record of his previous posts, visit his author page, and to follow along with the rest of his reflections, […]
Fasting in Islam & other religions
Source: Patheos By Saima Shiekh Thursday, June 18, 2015 marks the start of the holy month of Ramadan. Today, Muslims all over the world are observing the fast during Ramadan but fasting is […]
Church of England to introduce monthly fast for planet Earth as vicars trained in ‘eco-theology’
Epigraph: The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning. And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to His will. And the heaven He […]
Obama wishes Muslims a happy Ramadan
Source: The Hill President Obama marked the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Wednesday, offering his “warmest greetings” to those celebrating in the United States and abroad. […]
China bans Muslims from fasting during Ramadan, say Uighur community
Source: The Independent China has, once again, banned Ramadan in parts of the far western Xinjiang district for Muslim party members, civil servants, students and teachers. Muslims throughout the district […]
Medical Benefits of Fasting
……………………… Scientists say that the ratio of sugar in the blood begins at 80-110 mg/100 cc, which is the normal ratio of sugar in the blood. But after fasting for […]
Why Muslims in Anchorage will fast 9 hours more than Muslims in Cape Town
Source: Religion News Service By Tom Heneghan | June 16, 2015 | 3 Comments When the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan begins later this week, some Muslims around the world will […]
The Heart of Ramadan: A Conversation With Imam Khalid Latif
By Paul Brandeis Raushenbush; Executive Religion Editor, The Huffington Post Over the next month, Muslims around the world will refrain from food or drink during daylight hours. While the physical restrictions of […]
How long a Muslim should fast?
Ramadan 2015: As holy month approaches, debate emerges over how long northern European Muslims should fast Source: The Independent By Doug Bolton; Sunday 14 June 2015 As the Muslim holy month […]
True Fasting: A Message of Compassion and Love from the Old Testament
“Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the descendants of Jacob their sins. For day after […]
Research suggests intermittent fasting provides health benefits
Medical Xpress: by Marcia Malory — Intermittently restricting food intake could help prevent obesity and associated diseases prevalent in modern society, according to an analysis by Mark P. Mattson of the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore and colleagues. The researchers, who also included the BBC’s Michael Mosley, a proponent […]