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Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) announced the organization of Ramadan Sports Festival which will be held from April 6 to 17. The 9th edition festival features ten activities ranging from sports competitions to physical challenges for men, women and p..
During the holy month of Ramadan, which occurs on the ninth month of the lunar-based Islamic calendar, all Muslims are required to abstain from food and drink from dawn to dusk for 30 days. Because Ramadan shifts approximately 11 days earlier each ye..
Ramadan, which begins on April 23 in most countries this year, with the first day of fasting on April 24, is the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. It involves abstaining from eating, drinking, smoking and sexual relations from dawn to sunset,..
Muslims follow a lunar calendar — that is, one based on the phases of the moon — whose 12 months add up to approximately 354 days. That's 11 days shorter than the 365 days of the standard Gregorian calendar. Therefore, the Islamic lun..
Qatar residents will also fast a total of 36 days in 2030. Residents in Qatar will be able to observe the blessed month of Ramadan twice in one year – a phenomenon that had last occurred in 1997. “The year 2030 will witness the bles..
During Ramadan, Muslims wake up well before dawn to eat the first meal of the day, which has to last until sunset. This means eating lots of high-protein foods and drinking as much water as possible right up until dawn, after which you can't eat ..
What is Ramadan, exactly? What’s the deal with fasting? And is there anything special you should do or say when you’re around Muslim friends and acquaintances during Ramadan? Ramadan is the most sacred month of the year for Muslims &md..
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. The exact dates of Ramadan change every year. This is because Islam uses a calendar based on the cycles of the Moon. Ramadan is expecte...
Southern Africa has been hit by flooding that has left more than 70 dead across the region in the wake of Tropical Storm Ana. Madagascar has seen at least 48 deaths and 130,000 people have been forced to flee their homes to makeshift shelters. ..
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