Tag: Ramadan
Muslim mayor blocked from White House Eid celebration
WASHINGTONL The US Secret Service said Monday it blocked a Muslim mayor from Prospect Park, New Jersey, from attending a White House celebration with President…
Heavy gunfire in Sudan as Eid ceasefire calls ignored
KHARTOUM: Sudan‘s warring forces battled Friday with heavy gunfire and explosions in the capital Khartoum and elsewhere in the country, as they ignored appeals by…
Tunisians Ration Water In State-Ordered Ban: In grim drought, Tunisians ration water in state-ordered ban
TUNIS: It’s a feeble drip, drip, drip from the taps every night in Tunisia for six months. Spigots are cut off for seven hours from…
Millions of Indonesians travel in the annual Eid exodus
JAKARTA: On motorcycles, cars, buses, planes or by boat, millions of Indonesians are travelling to their hometowns in the annual Eid holiday exodus that is…
For Palestinians, holiest Ramadan night starts at checkpoint
QALANDIYA CHECKPOINT: For many Palestinians, the journey to one of Islam’s most sacred sites on the holiest night of Ramadan begins in a dust-choked, garbage-strewn…
‘Most expensive Ramzan of my life’: How severe economic crisis has muted celebrations in Pakistan
NEW DELHI: The shadow of a crippling economic crisis and sky-high inflation is looming large over the holy month of Ramzan in Pakistan, muting celebrations…
‘Most expensive Ramzan of my life’: How severe economic crisis has muted celebrations in Pakistan
NEW DELHI: The shadow of a crippling economic crisis and sky-high inflation is looming large over the holy month of Ramzan in Pakistan, muting celebrations…
Gaza: Christian man in Gaza brings dates and water to Muslims stuck in Ramadan rush hour
GAZA: In the hour before sunset during Ramadan, Gaza‘s roads become choked with cars as people dash home in time to break their fast with…
Pakistan: Stampede at food distribution center kills 11 in Pakistan
KARACHI: At least 11 women and children were killed in a deadly stampede at a Ramadan food distribution center in Pakistan‘s southern port city of…
Ramadan Fast In Somalia: Some in dry Somalia break Ramadan fast with little but water
MOGADISHU: This year’s holy month of Ramadan coincides with the longest drought on record in Somalia. As the sun sets and Muslims around the world…