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Every year, Eid Al Adha moves around the calendar and begins on a different day. While longtime UAE residents know the reason behind those shifts in dates, many people are confused about how the ...
If you're in Saudi Arabia this coming June, prepare for an extended break. Eid Al Adha 2025 is expected to fall on Friday, ...
The Islamic calendar, known as the Hijri calendar, goes by the lunar cycle, with the sighting of the new moon marking the start of Eid. At the festival, a sense of social conscience prevailed ...
But where does that favourite word of Trump’s originate from? The answer is: Arabic. And there’s at least two competing theories of how it came to be popularised in Europe. A tariff is a tax ...
He further emphasised that admission into nursing programmes was not based on Arabic or Islamic studies alone. “We did not say we are taking that result because of Islamic or Arabic studies. We ...
The Council of Islamic Preachers, has appealed to residents of Ifon, Ilobu, and Erin-Osun communities to maintain peace and avoid actions that could incite further violence. The call was made in a ...
With the passing of Pope Francis, the world is reflecting on a pontificate marked by bold outreaches, including to the Islamic world, which was rooted in fraternity, humility, and a deep ...
IU offers year-round programming to learn Arabic and understand the culture. The IU Arabic Flagship Program is a federally funded organization in the Hamilton Lugar School. It provides the opportunity ...
Ameen.” The sighting of the new moon traditionally signals the beginning of a new Islamic month and is critical to the religious calendar and observances among Muslims.
A slew of antisemitic social media posts attributed to a Gazan journalist who regularly contributes to BBC Arabic were uncovered on Saturday, including one in which he called to “burn the Jews ...
The Islamic New Year is one of a few public holidays tied to the Hijri calendar, which relies on the lunar cycle, and the exact date won’t be known until much closer to the time. The occasion falls on ...