Ramadan
WHO worried COVID rates could spike during Ramadan
Detected cases of COVID infection in the region rose 22% last week, while deaths rose 17%, said Ahmed al-Mandhari, the Cairo-based chief of the WHO for the...
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WC Health Dept concerned about impact of religious events on COVID-19 cases
The Western Cape Health Department's head of operations, Dr Saadiq Kariem, raised concerns about cluster infections.
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Coronavirus 'takes flavour out of Ramadan' in North Africa
The faithful refrain from consuming food and water during the day, breaking their fast at dusk with family and friends for a meal known as iftar, and often going out afterwards.
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Muslim groups to challenge govt lockdown regulations in court
Two Islamic scholars and the As-Saadiqeen Islamic Centre want the president to open the places of worship when regulations are eased from Friday.
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COVID-19 brings a different Ramadan for Muslim community this year
In the next few days, Muslims will go on a month of fasting, but they won't be able to participate in iftar and prayers as usual.
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In shadow of coronavirus, Muslims face a Ramadan like never before
Across the Muslim world the pandemic has generated new levels of anxiety ahead of the holy fasting month, which begins on around Thursday.
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Egypt to ban Ramadan gatherings to counter coronavirus
Egypt last month ordered mosques and churches to shut their doors to worshippers to help prevent transmission of the coronavirus.
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Iran leader pardons 691 on Eid, but Lebanese excluded
In total, the sentences of 691 prisoners were either commuted or deferred as decided by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as a gesture for the Eid al-Fitr holidays.
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35 years later, these Cape organisations still feed thousands on Eid
What started between three friends using two small pots in 1984 has turned into what’s now become a mass cooking event where 300 volunteers join hands to cook food for thousands of people all over the Western Cape.
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Barbara Creecy urges citizens to unite despite diverse backgrounds
Barbara Creecy said if the iftar dinner could be replicated across the country, it would bring about peace and solidarity among South Africans.
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Indonesian cities empty out as millions leave to mark end of Ramadan
The migration takes a toll on Indonesia's roads and travellers who pack their families and luggage into cars or motorbikes to face gruelling trips that can last up to 24 hours.
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Storytelling, games make Iraq comeback on Ramadan nights
As in other Muslim countries, the annual month of dawn-to-dusk fasting is a time for evening gatherings in restaurants, coffee shops or homes of family and friends across Iraq.
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Mass Quran reading in Malaysia to mark sacred date
About 80 people, mostly Islamic school students, gathered near the town of Bentong to observe Nuzul Quran, when Muslims believe the beginnings of the Quran were revealed to the Prophet Mohammed.
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‘We’ve come to pray here’: CT mosque hit with noise complaint
Congregants of a District Six mosque have described a complaint over its daily call to prayer as absurd and ridiculous.
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Boko Haram kills nine in Nigeria attacks
Fighters packed in trucks with gunmen on motorbikes stormed into the village of Molai just before sunset on Tuesday, when villagers were preparing to pray and break their fast for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Gaza laments deadly start to Ramadan, amid funerals and debris
At Gaza City’s largest hospital, Shifa, relatives of the 21 Palestinians killed on Sunday - including 12 civilians - arrived to collect bodies for burial and prayers.
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US envoy to Sri Lanka says threat is real as security forces maintain high alert
Sri Lankan security forces also said they were maintaining a high level of alert amid intelligence reports that the militants were likely to strike before the start of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan.
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Special votes for Muslims welcomed as election falls on Ramadan
Voting takes place on 8 May and the holy month of Ramadan starts around the same time.
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African Nations Cup pushed back a week for Ramadan
The expanded 24-team tournament will now kick-off on 21 June and run through to the final on 19 July.
