Waiting for Ramazan
The holy month of Ramazan is just around the corner. It is a month of piety and sharing and gives the well-to-do a chance to share their good fortune with…
Waiting for Ramazan
The holy month of Ramazan is just around the corner. It is a month of piety and sharing and gives the well-to-do a chance to share their good fortune with…
The spirit of Ramazan
This year’s Ramazan has started at a time when the Hindu community is also observing the holy festival of Navratri. During nine days of fasting, Hindu followers seek the blessings…
Moroccans struggle to afford vegetables as Ramazan looms
Shoppers inspect vegetables at a huge market in Sale, near the Moroccan capital Rabat, but exploding prices mean they are keeping their eye on what they spend ahead of Ramazan.…
Muslims face frugal Ramazan as Ukraine war drives up food prices
Russia’s Ukraine invasion, which has already exacerbated food woes in parts of Africa and the Middle East, is marring preparations for the holy month of Ramadan and forcing a turn…
Saudi Ramazan TV dramas invite scrutiny of Israel ties
Two Ramazan television dramas on a Saudi-controlled network have stirred controversy as they test public perceptions of quietly warming relations between the Gulf kingdom and Israel. Arab states including Saudi…
Ramazan anxieties
A GREAT deal of what happens in the country in the immediate future will depend on how well or otherwise the challenges peculiar to the month of Ramazan are faced…
An unusual Ramazan
These are very difficult times across much of the world, but particularly so in the US. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases here are well past 1,100,000 and the death…
Ramazan Kareem!
This is the Arab greeting during Ramazan. Ramazan is generous, an opportunity to bring out the best in people and communities. This is needed in a time of Corona, climate…
Ramazan in internment
THE month of Ramazan has begun and Muslims all over the world are fasting. From the far-flung near Arctic towns in Norway and Iceland, to the tropical locales of Indonesia…
