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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 ...

Although countless mosques in Turkey hang up Ramadan lighting with religious messaging and some even use LED lighting, only nine still benefit from Yildiz and the traditional Mahya craft.

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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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

ALBAWABA - Journalist Onur Akay reveals Mert Ramazan Demir’s 23 tattoos symbolize key dates with Afra Saraçoğlu.Turkish art journalist Onur Akay reveale ...

Palestinians displaced from northern Gaza said Israeli forces had inflicted widespread destruction on their home districts in ...

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 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 ...