TRIPOLI, Libya – Libya has announced it will celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, on Monday. In a statement, the Tripoli-based Libyan Center for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (LCRSSS) said the new moon of Shawwal — the 10th month of the Islamic lunar calendar — will […]
JOHANNESBURG (AA) — South Africa has witnessed that more Muslims have gathered at mosques during this year’s holy month of Ramadan. Muslims that gathered at the fast-breaking dinner- iftar- held at the Soweto Mosque in the country’s largest city Johannesburg, said that the number of mosque visitors is increasing. Reportedly, ...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir – Despite the arrival of modern means, the tradition of ‘human alarm clocks’, called Saharkhans in the local language, has survived in Indian occupied Kashmir. At the onset of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, Saharkhans take the streets in the wee hours, beating drums or large gongs and reciting...
Chicago’s GainPeace and other Muslim groups have launched a billboard campaign providing motorists a phone number and website to learn about Islam. The new billboard near O’Hare International Airport reads “Happy Ramadan — Pleasing the Creator and Helping Humanity.” It’s part of a $7,000 campaign by GainPeace, the Council of Islamic Organizati...
Sweden, a country viewed as a safe haven for refugees, was set aflame when riots erupted last week. The unrest comes after anti-Muslim Danish-Swedish politician Rasmus Paludan announced his burning “tour” of the Quran during the month of Ramadan. More than 40 people have been arrested and some injured when protesters took to the st...
On Thursday, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation or OIC said it will hold a special meeting on April 25 to “discuss the escalating Israeli violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque.” The largest international body after the UN, which is made up of 57 Muslim-majority member states, the OIC said the meeting is being convened at the request […...
On Tuesday, Malaysian artists distributed hot meals to orphans in northern Syria as part of a charity campaign during Ramadan. Launched by charity groups from the Southeast Asian nation, the campaign distributed aid in the regions along the border between Turkey and Syria. Malaysian singer-songwriter and musician Noh Salleh, singer-songwriter ...
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON: The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is the time of the year when Muslims all over the world cherish all that they have been blessed with. Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan in order to attain righteousness and learn self-restraint. Fasting in the Holy Month is one of Islam’s five main […]
South Korean pop singer Daud Kim posted an Instagram picture of himself standing in front of the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Kim shared pictures of his pilgrimage to the two Grand Mosques in Makkah and Madinah as part of his visit to the kingdom during Ramadan. He posted a picture of himself […]
On Thursday, the Danish leader of a far-right party burned a copy of the Quran in a heavily-populated Muslim area in Sweden. According to media reports, Rasmus Paludan, head of the Stram Kurs party, placed the Muslim holy book down in a public square in the city of Linkoping and burned it. He was accompanied […]
