Baisakhi is an ancient festival symbolising the new harvest season and the beginning of the solar new year. In gurdwaras, or Sikh temples, people participate in congregational singing, eat communal meals and reflect on the tenets of their faith that revolve around “seva,” or serving fellow human beings and seeking…
NewsFeed Drones capture images of thousands of Muslims celebrating Eid at New Delhi’s Grand Mosque in India. The Taj Mahal too became a site for worship, as did mosques and markets across the country. Published On 11 Apr 202411 Apr 2024 Check out our Latest News and Follow us at…
More than 60,000 Palestinians offered Eid al-Fitr prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, but the atmosphere was subdued and not festive as people mourned the victims of Israel’s more than six-month war on the Gaza Strip. Large contingents of Israeli police officers were deployed at the entrances, surrounding…
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Jakarta, Indonesia – Millions of Muslims across Indonesia, including some of its ethnic Chinese minority, are preparing for Lebaran, as Indonesians call Eid, the festival that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. About 87 percent of Indonesia’s more than 270 million people are Muslim and while most…
EXPLAINER The three-day festival celebrates the completion of the fasting month of Ramadan by Muslims across the world. As the fasting month of Ramadan comes to an end, Muslims around the world are preparing for Eid al-Fitr, the “festival of breaking the fast”. According to astronomical calculations, the month of…
Washington, DC – The White House has cancelled a Ramadan iftar meal after several Muslim Americans declined the invitation in protest of President Joe Biden’s support for Israel’s war on Gaza, according to two people familiar with the matter. The sources, who spoke to Al Jazeera on condition of anonymity,…
The KK Super Mart chain apologised after photos of the socks on sale caused widespread anger among Muslims. A convenience store chain in Malaysia that triggered outrage for selling socks with the word “Allah” has been hit with a Molotov cocktail, police said. The attack on Saturday came days after…
NewsFeed An 8-year-old girl is said to be the sole survivor of a bus crash in South Africa that killed at least 45 people when the vehicle plunged off a bridge into a ravine. Published On 29 Mar 202429 Mar 2024 Check out our Latest News and Follow us at…
As the sun sets during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Muslims from around the world gather to break their fast with dates and water followed by a meal known as iftar. There are some 1.9 billion Muslims around the world, approximately 25 percent of the global population. For many…
Episode 1 of a doomsday political thriller about evangelical Christian influence on US foreign policy in the Middle East. The first episode of Praying for Armageddon goes inside the evangelical Christian movement to explore its influence on US democracy and foreign policy. Preparing for the “end times”, a grassroots pastor…
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