Here are a few tips for those who aren’t Muslim on what Ramadan is and how to treat their fasting friends
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is upon us once again. As Muslims enter Week 3 of our yearly “Hunger Games” here are a few tips for our non-Muslim friends, neighbors, colleagues, and interested onlookers.
So what’s up with this Ra-ma-dan thingy? How long does it last?
Ritual fasting is common among many religions, ...
A group of Muslim women who claim in a lawsuit they were kicked out of a California restaurant for wearing headscarfs have been accused of “civilizational jihad” by a lawyer for the restaurant, which has launched a countersuit.
The seven women, six of whom were wearing hijabs, were kicked out of Urth Caffe in Laguna Beach in April.
They claim that they were targeted for ejection because of their hijabs, though the cafe denies that, ...
A top attorney in Minnesota is advising people in St. Cloud not to fear their growing Muslim community. US Attorney Andrew Luger took part in hosting a panel on Islamophobia, which advised people not to believe the media spin that Islam is a religion of violence. A Panelist told the audience, “Islam is a peaceful religion, don’t listen to the media.”
Luger asked pre-approved questions from the audience to a panel of ...
The Muslims of Hyderabad are Boycott protest and condemn the Chief Minister’s Dawath-e-Iftar party for the Muslim Community in respect of sects on the occasion of Ramzan-e-Mubarak for the year 2016. As it is brought to that there is sorrowful days for the Muslims not even for the Telangana State but it is observed to worldwide and on the Martyrdom days of “Shahadath-e-Hazrat Ali Ibne Abu Talib (A.S.) from 24th to 27th June 2016 of ...
Top Iraqi reference, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Sistani expressed solidarity with Sheikh Issa al-Qassem, after Bahraini regime stripped the leading Shia cleric of citizenship.
In a phone call, Ayatollah Sistani praised Sheikh Qassem praised efforts by Sheikh Qassem in defending Bahraini people’s rights through peaceful means. "Your place is in our heart," Ayatollah Sistani told Sheikh Qassem, stressing that revoking his nationality "won't ...
'On the issue of Bahrain, what do the people of Bahrain want? The people of Bahrain say that every individual from among the nation should be given a vote in order to elect the government. A vote for each person. Well, are you not speaking about democracy? Are you not saying that you are the emblem of democracy? Are you not saying that you want to defend democracy? Very well, is there any kind of democracy which is clearer than this? Not only do ...
MUSLIMS in Oxfordshire who smoke are being called on to use Ramadan as the push they need to kick the habit for good.
Ahsan Amin, the Imam at Oxford Central Mosque, says that during the holy month – which requires followers across the globe to abstain from food and drink during daylight hours – people should consider not smoking as part of their fast.
He said: “Ramadan is the month of fasting – the month of self-control ...
The warning could pave the way for a showdown between the Gulf state's Sunni-led government and the country's majority Shi'ite Muslims following a court order that suspended the main opposition Shi'ite al-Wefaq group. That move was criticized by the United States and the United Nations.
"The targeting of this duty under any name targets the (Shi'ite) Muslims, and amounts to a blatant assault on the freedom of sectarian practice which is ...
The court on Thursday sentenced the eight unidentified people to 15 years in prison each for forming the group in 2014.
Reports also pointed to a raft of sentences handed to more than two dozen other Shias over alleged instigation of violence.
Bahrain has been cracking down on political dissent since 2011, when a popular uprising began against the ruling Al Khalifah monarchy.
Activists and political dissidents have ever since been sentenced to ...
Iraq has called on Saudi Arabia for explanation after a senior official admitted fundraising in the kingdom for ISIS terrorists fighting in the Iraqi city of Fallujah. The call by Iraq’s Foreign Ministry came after Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman Mansour al-Turki said earlier this week that Iraq’s current offensive against Daesh has sparked a flurry of new fundraising campaigns in Saudi Arabia. “You cannot control the ...
The holy month of Ramadan, the month of fasting, prayers and benevolence for Muslims is underway around the world.
In Algeria, charity activities have gained momentum for the less fortunate. A group of women, who are volunteer members for a Non-Profit Organization- Dir al khir Wensah, spend hours in the kitchen to prepare the evening meals, which are served at a local restaurant where everyone is welcome. “It’s for the poor and ...
Reports on Wednesday pointed to the move by the Israeli water authority Mekorot, which has affected tens of thousands of Palestinians.
Ayman Rabi, the executive director of the Palestinian Hydrology Group, was quoted as saying on Tuesday that in some areas, people had not received water for more than 40 days.
“Families are having to live on two, three or 10 liters per capita per day,” he added.
Palestinian children pull a water ...
The Turkish military has been ordered to ignore the so-called Islamic State’s activities on Turkey’s border with Syria, allowing the extremist jihadists to dig trenches and plant mines unimpeded, locals in the frontier town of Karkamis told Russia Today News.The government of Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has recently been keen to demonstrate its tough stance on the so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ...
According to The Public Relations Department and International Affairs of Daralrfan Cultural Institute, by the arrival of the Allah’s greatest banquet ,the publishing Center of Daralrfan will be active like all past years in the twenty-fourth International Quran Exhibition
Dear fellow citizens and enthusiasts can visit the works of erudite scholar professor Ansarian in the following Address:
Tehran's Mosalla, hall 4, booth ...
Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor, says that IS affiliated insurgents attacked the administrative headquarters in Haska Mina district at 2:00 am on Saturday.
Last year militants there claimed allegiance to IS and the Taliban sent fighters against them. In recent months, government troops backed by air strikes have claimed success against IS fighters, who are believed to be former Taliban ...
Enraged and disgusted are just some of the sentiments I felt reading how a refugeecamp was allegedly burned down by Muslims.
I am left shocked and in disbelief at the hypocrisy of those who call themselves Muslims. How can anyone set fire to a camp which is home to the vulnerable and displaced?
There will be many trying to reason why the fire was started, “well it’s hard… they were hungry and not thinking ...
The State Department alert cited an audio message by the Isis spokesman Abu Mohammad al-Adnani, which called on jihadists to “get prepared, be ready … to make it a month of calamity everywhere for nonbelievers…especially for the fighters and supporters of the caliphate in Europe and America.”
Isis calls for ‘lone wolf’ attacks in US and Europe during Ramadan.
It urged American organisations overseas to ...
The Secretary-General of Imam Ali (PBUH) Holy shrine commissioned a committee to distribute thousands of daily meals to the needy families in Imam Hassan hospitality hall.
Wisam Kazim, a member of the committee, said in a statement ‘We arranged registers for those families in the hall and delivery campaigns to those who cannot reach the Holy Shrine. It reached more than 2000 families. The committee is registering their names and addresses ...
