Lockdowns restrict Eid al-Fitr celebrations

Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/25/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Muslims around the world began marking a somber Eid al-Fitr on Sunday, many under coronavirus lockdown, but lax restrictions offer respite to worshipers in some countries despite fears of skyrocketing infections. The festival, one…

Some of the world’s most beautiful mosques

Rhobie Alburo Ruaya 04/24/2020

Muslims from around the world celebrate the holy month of Ramadan every year. It is a month of prayer, fasting, and spiritual reflection, among others. During the month of Ramadan, Muslims also focus on their connection to…

Bangsamoro region gears up for Ramadan without mass gatherings as COVID-19 precaution

Bong Sarmiento - Inquirer Mindanao 04/20/2020

KORONADAL CITY–Islamic religious leaders in Mindanao are gearing up for the moon sighting that will determine the start of this year’s Ramadan or the holy month of fasting. Abuhuraira Udasan, grand mufti (Islamic legal expert) of the…

Ramadan 2019: Muslims in Cebu appeal for unity, co-existence

Futch Anthony Inso 05/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines -A muslim leader in Cebu expressed hope that this year’s celebration of the Ramdan will bring about change in the lives of the people. Ustadz Najeeb Razul, a mufti and expert of islam in…

Ramadan public wakers face arrest, fines for being ‘noisy’

AP 06/06/2018

Jerusalem — The Palestinian men who chant and beat drums to wake up the faithful during Ramadan in Jerusalem’s Old City say they are being unfairly targeted by Israeli police over their early-morning tradition. The public wakers,…

Spirit of Ramadan returns to Iraq’s IS-free Mosul

AFP 05/29/2018

Under the cover of night in the Iraqi city of Mosul, Rayan and Ali break the silence by drumming to announce suhur, the pre-dawn breakfast during the holy month of Ramadan. The Islamic State (IS) group which…

PH Muslims to fast longer for this year’s Ramadan

Inquirer.net 05/19/2018

DAVAO CITY—Filipino Muslims started longer fasting hours on Thursday as Ramadan again coincided with summer this year. This year’s Ramadan would be the second straight year that Muslims in the country would be skipping meals and fluids…

Ramadan begins on May 27

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/25/2017

SINCE they failed to see the crescent moon last night, Muslims in Cebu will formally start the month-long observance of Ramadan tomorrow (May 27). Malo Manonggiring, director of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos in Central Visayas…

Fasting and other nourishing practices

Sofia Aliño Logarta 07/13/2016

Celebrating Eid’l Fitr all together was very good for all of us. We had been reminded why our fellow Filipino Muslims go into fasting: it is considered a means of learning to empathize with the disadvantaged who…

Muslims worldwide mark end of bloody Ramadan

07/07/2016

Beirut — As Muslims around the world celebrate the end of Ramadan, many are struggling to comprehend a wave of attacks that killed 350 people across several continents during the holy month and made urgent the question…

Duterte asks Muslims to unite with countrymen

07/07/2016

President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday called on Filipino Muslims to “unite with other Filipinos” in attaining “lasting peace” as he greeted them on the celebration of Eid al-Fitr, the Islamic feast ending the holy month of Ramadan. In…

RAMADAN ends Muslims seek peace, end to discrimination

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/18/2015

Muhammad Amil Asani and his family woke up at dawn yesterday to prepare for the celebration of the Eid al-Fitr which marked the end of Ramadan. At 8 a.m., they went to the Alkhairiah Mosque in barangay…

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