Trump to host Ramadan dinner
Source: Politico By ANDREW RESTUCCIA and NAHAL TOOSI President Donald Trump will host an iftar dinner at the White House next week to recognize the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to a […]
Ahmadiyy Croatia takes lead and donates Ramdan food packets to needy families
Source: Rana Muhammad Munwwar Khan Pictures: Matias Muslims are just passing throuh the blessed month of Ramazan. It is the month of fasting in Islam with 30 days duraiton. During this month Muslims focus on prayers and spirituality. God Almighty says in the Holy Quran: “O ye who believe, fasting […]
Australia’s New Rule for Asylum Seekers Makes Ramadan Even Harder
Source: The New York Times By Sarah Malik May 28, 2018 SYDNEY, Australia — For hundreds of Muslim asylum seekers being held in Australian detention facilities, Ramadan this year has […]
Muslim women ridicule MAC cosmetics for ‘Ramadan makeup’ tutorial
Source: RT Muslim women have ridiculed MAC Cosmetics for posting a makeup tutorial video showing women how to look “glamorous” for suhoor – a pre-dawn meal consumed before fasting during […]
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 […]
Breaking Pakistan’s Ramadan Fasting Laws Has Serious Consequences
Source: NPR BY DIAA HADID The holy month of Ramadan is meant to be a blessed time. Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. But what if you can’t fast? In Pakistan, […]
Prime Minister Trudeau Delivers a Video Message on Ramadan
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Danish minister Stojberg provokes Ramadan row
Source: BBC News Denmark’s immigration minister has been widely rebuffed after she suggested Muslims should take time off work during Ramadan because of potential safety risks to the rest of […]
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 […]
India calls ceasefire in Kashmir for holy month of Ramadan
Source: Aljazeera India will suspend all military operations against rebels in Kashmir during the holy month of Ramadan for the first time in nearly two decades. The move, which comes after months of intense fighting […]
Local Muslims say retailers can help bring Ramadan into the mainstream
Source: Houston Chronicle By Ileana Najarro Photo: Marie D. De Jesus, Houston Chronicle / Houston Chronicle Eid decorative plates sold at Party City, purchased by Asma Malik. Thursday, May 10, 2018, in Houston. Children’s Ramadan books were stacked on Asma Malik’s dining table, soon to be wrapped and placed in a […]
Trump’s surprising Ramadan message to Muslims
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein Offering warm greetings on Ramadan and hosting an iftar meal have been standard White House behavior for decades during the major Muslim holiday — […]
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, […]
Embassy move, Gaza crisis make for somber start to Palestinians’ Ramadan
Source: Religion News Service By Michele Chabin JERUSALEM (RNS) – Most years, the eve of Ramadan brings a flood of shoppers to Abdallah Sarendah’s candy and food shop, located on a […]
Charity during Ramadan means public safety, religion at odds
Source: Free Press As Ramadan nears, Rabih Najdi, the manager at the Super Greenland Store in Dearborn, is preparing to be asked to give to charity — sometimes by the same […]
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 […]
Your Complete Guide to Ramadan, Including the Proper Greeting and When It Starts
Source: Time By KAMAKSHI AYYAR This week marks the start of Ramadan for more than a billion Muslims around the world. The month-long observance — which starts on either May 15 […]
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 […]
Why 80% of American Muslims fast during Ramadan. (It’s not about the food.)
Source: CNN By Omar Suleiman (CNN)Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, begins next week, which means Muslim children in school and adults at work will be met with curiosity or possibly […]
First mosque opens on Outer Hebrides in time for Ramadan
Source: The Guardian Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent The first mosque in the Outer Hebrides has opened before the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan next week, after a herculean […]