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 […]
Why This Christian Fasted During Ramadan
My encounters with Muslims over the years have taught me that criticizing and condemning faiths and religious groups is futile. This only exacerbates the strength of the so-called “clash of civilizations.” Instead of fanning the flames of arrogance and ignorance, I do what Jesus called on me to do […]
This Seattle professor is holding after-sunset finals during Ramadan for his fasting students
Posted by Harriet Marsden in newsUPVOTE Students walking about on the campus of the University of Washington. Picture: GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO It is currently the holy month of Ramadan, during which most Muslims fast until after sunset. When Bryan White, a biology professor at the University of Washington, noticed one of […]
Ahmadiyya/Humanity First Croatia Delivers Ramadan Package to needy Families
By Zubair Khan As done each year, during the month of Ramadan, Ahmadiyya/Humanity First Croatia delivered Ramadan Packages to 20 needy families. Each family got 2 x packets containing various items of daily use. Event was organized on 10.06.2017. Mrs Nasiha Mulabegovic along with her son Ali Mirza Mulabegovic remained […]
Balanced diet key to a healthy Ramadan
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Exhaustion, fatigue, headache, dizziness and loss of concentration along with nervousness may be among some of the common problems Muslims observing the Ramadan fast face during the holy month, and thus the need for adequate and balanced diets containing a variety of healthy nutrients arise. In order […]
Hats off to Hyundai CEO who fasts with assembly line workers
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Hyundai Assan Turkey Chair and CEO Mong Hyun Yoon The holy month of Ramadan is not only supposed to strengthen feelings of solidarity and understanding among members of the Muslim community but it also witnesses reinforced feelings of brotherhood and peace among citizens of the world. The […]
Fasting while helping others eat: Ramadan fundraiser in Gander
Source: CBC News By Leigh Anne Power, Hassan Malik has lived in Gander only since November, but he’s already making a difference in the community. Malik, the chief engineer at the […]
Why Ramadan is a Big “WooW” for Japanese
There are some solid reasons why Japan and the Japanese are very different from the rest of the world, or at least the world we are aware of so far. Japan was isolated, literally, for hundreds of years. No one knew what was happening on the islands, nor did the […]
For the ladies, Ramadan in Riyadh is like never before
TRADITIONALLY the fasting month of Ramadan is an occasion for family gatherings, cooking delicious food, testing different restaurants and, of course, a renewed zeal for worship. However, this Ramadan Saudi women in Riyadh are witnessing a host of new activities. These include family entertainment events, fashion shows, makeup workshops, beauty […]
The joy of breaking fast at the Holy Mosques
Saudi Gazette report RAMADAN is a month of immense blessings and the community iftars at mosques and other public places is one of these blessings. For believers around the world, the month of fasting simply doesn’t mean abstinence from food and drink from dawn to dust, but it is a […]
7 tips to be more productive during Ramadan
Imogen Groome for Metro.co.uk Saturday 3 Jun 2017 8:00 pm A Palestinian boy looks at a traditional Ramadan lantern in a street market in Gaza City (Picture: Getty) Ramadan began in the evening of Friday May 26, 2017, and will end in the evening of Saturday June 24, 2017. During this […]
Muslim and Latino groups unite during Ramadan, breaking fast with tacos at mosques
Source: Los Angeles Times BY Anh Do Contact Reporter Activists Rida Hamida and Ben Vazquez wanted to find a way to promote unity among the region’s Muslim and Latino communities, so they […]
Why Ramadan sparked a fruit protest
Source: BBC News By M Ilyas Khan BBC News, Islamabad Image copyrightEPAImage captionFruit prices shot up with the advent of Ramadan Social media activists in Pakistan have ended a three-day […]
5 Ways To Support Muslim Friends And Colleagues This Ramadan
Source: Huffington Post If you want to be a good ally to your Muslim friend this year, there’s no better time to start than during Ramadan. By Carol Kuruvilla, Rowaida Abdelaziz Muslims around the world are now well into Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar. During this […]
Myanmar Muslims face charges for holding Ramadan prayers
Source: The Guardian Agence France-Presse in Yangon Authorities in Myanmar have charged three Muslim men for holding Ramadan prayers in the street after the local school where they used to […]
Palestinians pour into Jerusalem for prayers
Tens of thousands of Palestinians poured into Jerusalem to attend the first Friday prayers of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, under heavy security. Many had queued from before dawn at the Israeli checkpoints that control access to annexed east Jerusalem from the rest of the occupied West Bank, AFP […]
Elaborate security plans for 27th night at Prophet’s Mosque
Saudi Gazette report Madinah — Security plans have been completed for the 27th night of Ramadan and for the night when the Holy Qur’an is completed during Taraweeh prayers, according to Commander of the Emergency Forces for the Madinah region Colonel Bajad Bin Majid Al-Harbi. Read more…http://saudigazette.com.sa/saudi-arabia/elaborate-security-plans-27th-night-prophets-mosque/
Turkey criticizes US for not hosting Ramadan dinner
Source: Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized the U.S. State Department over reports that it would not host a dinner ending the day’s […]
Ramadan around the world – in pictures
Source: The Guardian Jakarta, Indonesia Women offer special ‘Tarawih’ prayers on the first night of the holy month at the Istiqlal mosque Photograph: Solo Imaji/Barcroft Images Dhaka, Bangladesh A man […]
Friday Sermon: Ramadhan — Virtues of Fasting
July 12th, 2013 ‘O ye who believe! fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may become righteous.’ (2:184) With the grace of God, Ramadan started here (the UK) from yesterday. Thank God that He has granted us the experience of yet […]