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Ramadan 2022: Why it's important to Muslims

With the pandemic slowing down, this year Muslims are likely to return to their Ramadan rituals such as long communal prayers and iftars.

Al Aqsa mosque compound reopens after more than two months

Resumption of prayers at Islam's third-holiest site caps a sombre period for Jerusalem's Muslims, who this year marked the holy fasting month of Ramadan and Eid al Fitr holiday without the usual daily visits to Al Aqsa due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Germany reopens some shops as parts of Europe ease virus curbs

Larger shops and those in major German cities will open later as part of an attempted phased return to a more normal existence that will also see some students go back to school from May 4.

In shadow of coronavirus, Muslims face a Ramadan like never before

The Covid-19 pandemic has generated new levels of anxiety ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan, which begins this week, in which congregational worship plays a significant role.

Coronavirus will affect the way Muslims do Ramadan in 2020

The Islamic holy month is just weeks away and many believers are preparing to put traditions on hold due to social distancing and life under lockdown.

One of Istanbul’s last illumination artists and his Ramadan messages

The journey of a 60-year-old Turk who mastered the art of adorning mosques with glittering messages in the holy month of Ramadan.

Fasting month of Ramadan begins for many Muslims on Monday

Millions more, however, in India, Pakistan, and Iran, will likely be marking the start of the lunar month on Tuesday based on moon sightings there.

‘How do you fast in Space?’ and other questions you have about Ramadan 2019

This year’s Ramadan will start on or around the evening of May 6 and will be observed by hundreds of millions of Muslims worldwide.

London van attacker wanted to kill 'as many Muslims as possible'

Prosecutors say Darren Osborne, a man who drove a van at a group of Muslims attending Ramadan prayers at a local mosque in London last year killing one person and wounding nine others, was "obsessed" with Muslims.

Muslims around the world prepare for end of Ramadan

Eid al-Fitr celebrations mark the end of the Islamic Holy month of Ramdan which involves not eating or drinking from just before dawn till dusk.

How do professional Muslim athletes handle fasting during Ramadan?

Fasting is considered one of the five pillars of Islam. The other four include the testimony of faith, prayer, giving charity to the needy and the pilgrimage to Mecca.

Muslim community in Brazil observes Ramadan

The South American country has the largest Muslim population in the continent.