The Islamic holiday, Eid al-Fitr, will commemorate the end of the holy month of Ramadan, which started on Feb. 28. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan — the holiest month in the Islamic calendar when ...
Eid al-Fitr is the festival that marks the end of Ramadan, but what is it, and how is it celebrated? Here's what people should know about the Islamic festival that closes out a holy month of fasting ...
Muslims around the world are preparing to observe Eid al-Fitr, the “festival of breaking the fast,” which signifies the conclusion of the holy month of Ramadan. When is Eid al-Fitr? The exact date of ...
Some of you celebrating Ramadan might be here wondering if you need to let your boss know that you might be taking Monday off next week. Ramadan is now in its last 10 nights. With the expected ...
[Note: This story has been updated to reflect the number of Muslims as a percentage of the population.] With the expected sighting of the crescent moon on the night of April 9, nearly 2 billion ...
Ken Chitwood is a senior research fellow, Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis and journalist-fellow at the Dornsife Center for Religion and Civic ...
When I wrote my Ramadan column, I said I wanted to do something different from the usual wash-rinse-repeat I’ve been giving you all these years. So, I focused on hunger. Now, at the end of Ramadan, ...
As Ramadan comes to an end, Muslims are getting ready to commemorate the month of fasting, spirituality and reflection. Eid Al-Fitr, Arabic for “the celebration of breaking the fast," is expected to ...