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 […]
Fast With A Muslim Friend
Report by Naheed Khokhar A story displayed in hundreds of homes in Canada during the month of Ramadan! This is not a big news. It is just a little description […]
Ramadan and the challenge of fasting for Muslim WCup players
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI GROZNY, Russia (AP) — Normally, soccer players feigning injury is nothing new. This time it is. For Tunisia players, their goalkeeper slumping to the […]
BBC Video: Ramadan in Iceland: Would Two Hour Fast in December be a Joke?
Epigraph: O ye who believe! fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may become righteous. (Al Quran 2:183/184) Suggested Reading Should […]
Prime Minister Trudeau Delivers a Video Message on Ramadan
Suggested reading: Building the case for Nobel Peace Prize for Justin Trudeau
Autophagy and Fasting: Its effect on disease and how fasting may help
By Dr. Lutf ur Rehman, Nashville, USA We believe as Muslims that God’s creation is perfect. God has made this claim in the Holy Quran: You see not any imperfection […]
Most U.S. Muslims observe Ramadan by fasting during daylight hours
Source: Pew Research Center By Besheer Mohamed, who is a senior researcher focusing on religion at Pew Research Center. Eight-in-ten Muslims in America say they fast during Ramadan. In fact, […]
Should the Muslims Define the Length of Fast in Ramadan?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The International Space Station (ISS) travels at a brisk 17,100 miles per hour. That means it orbits […]
Ramadan: Women and the Stress of Cooking
By Maryam Hedayat The holy month of Ramadan is starting, the month in which Allah, the Almighty, opens His doors of mercy, forgiveness and blessings upon Muslims. This month is […]
First mosque opens on Outer Hebrides in time for Ramadan
Source: The Guardian Money raised worldwide to convert building in Stornaway before start of holy month By Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent, @harrietsherwood The first mosque in the Outer Hebrides has […]
Fasting Is One Of The Five Pillars Of Islam. But There Are Exceptions To The Rule
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg Not all Muslims are expected to fast during Ramadan. Muslims around the world are fasting for the month of Ramadan, a time of devotion, […]
5 Ways To Support Muslim Friends And Colleagues This Ramadan
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla and Rowaida Abdelaziz If you want to be a good ally to your Muslim friend this year, there’s no better time to start than […]
How to Fast for Ramadan in the Arctic, Where the Sun Doesn’t Set
Epigraph: It is made lawful for you to go in unto your wives on the night of the fast. … And eat and drink until the white thread becomes distinct to […]