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Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Muslims around the world are celebrating Ramadan, which started on August 11 this year. The holy month of Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim Hijri calendar, believed to be the month in which the ...

which are expected to be published next week after the Muslim Eid ending the fasting month of Ramadan. Getty Images President Erdogan is accused of trying to steer Turkey away from the secular ...

The measures last throughout the rest of Ramadan and the Eid festival that follows it. Last year Turkey saw a 70% fall in foreign visitors. The tourist industry hopes the lockdown will help enable ...

Fethullah Gulen, 83, who died Oct. 20, preached about faith, interfaith dialogue and civic engagement through his worldwide ...

It’s the month of Ramadan, when Muslims fast during the daytime. No food or drink from dawn to sunset. Everything stops, right? Well, traditionally, in Muslim countries, holidays are built ...

Modern Ramadan practices in Saudi Arabia, where fasting is combined with a radical shift in sleeping schedules, areprobably detrimental to health, according to a recent study. Saudis fasting ...

Ramadan is the holiest month in Islam, observed by most of the world's 1.7 billion Muslims. This year will see a different Ramadan, as many Muslims fast, pray and reflect while lockdown eases ...

8. Ramadan Recipes: Basbousa Basbousa is a semolina cake with yogurt filled with coconut and soaked in a sweet, sugar-based syrup called attar. It is one of the most popular desserts in the Middle ...

Ramadan is a holy month in Islam characterised by fasting, prayer, reflection, and community — here’s all you need to know Mayor of London Sadiq Khan switches on the capital’s first ever ...

Istanbul, Turkey – The news that Fethullah Gulen, widely believed in Turkey to be the mastermind behind the country’s 2016 coup attempt, had died had not yet reached Omer, a taxi driver ...