Most of the world’s 1.9 billion Muslims – roughly a quarter of the Earth’s people – observe the rites of Ramadan annually, ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The United Nations Security Council is discussing a British-drafted resolution that demands Sudan's warring parties cease ...