It's a charged time of year, in a prickly piece of real estate. But this is Sinai. Ma feesh mushkila. (No problem.)
AP | Posted 11.20.2009 | World
A look at how Muslims around the world began celebrating Eid al-Fitr, a three-day feast that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. ____...
Huffington Post | Ami Cholia | Posted 11.18.2009 | World
After fasting for the past month for Ramadan, Muslims across the world can finally indulge in a feast to celebrate Eid. Biryani, sweets, and lamb keba...
Donna Baranski-Walker | Posted 11.17.2009 | World
It is a significant challenge to open a blockade for 16 boxes of gently worn sports shoes -- would you like to help?
Annelle Sheline | Posted 11.17.2009 | World
I was eager to experience Ramadan in Egypt. I would attempt to fast, but wondered how the experience would feel without the closeness of a family.
Wael Nawara | Posted 11.11.2009 | World
Living in a conservative society, I can understand that there would be quite a few people who would be offended by those publicly breakfasting during the days of Ramadan.
Naazish YarKhan | Posted 11.08.2009 | Chicago
'EID IS FOR EVERYONE' – HELPING OUR COMMUNITIES & REFUGEE NEIGHBORS DURING THEIR HOLIDAY SEASON "Ramadan is the Muslim holy month...
Naazish YarKhan | Posted 11.08.2009 | Chicago
Ignorance is the real enemy, and in an effort to mend fences and grow relationships Muslims and Jews in Chicago have been part of the Jewis...
James Zogby | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics
A primary factor accounting for the change and the growing recognition being given to Ramadan is the presence and vitality of a growing Muslim community.
AP / Huffington Post | Posted 10.17.2009 | Home
Scroll down for full text of Obama's opening remarks WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is hosting a dinner celebrating the Islamic holy month of Ra...
David A. Harris | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics
Wait -- Israel's Ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, is coming to the Ramadan dinner hosted tonight by President Barack Obama?
Naazish YarKhan | Posted 09.27.2009 | World
According to reports, "Supermarkets have been expanding their shelf space for halal products, recognizing that sales do go up in the month of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting for Muslims."
M. Zuhdi Jasser | Posted 09.27.2009 | World
The spirit of Ramadan is a true example of how Islam can flourish under the separation of mosque and state.
Julie Farby | Posted 09.25.2009 | Comedy
Rather than reassuring the jittery citizens of this great nation that their President is not a migrant Kenyan who praises Allah instead of Jesus, fifty million white grandmothers are freaking the f**k out!
Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living
As a Christian who worships the Shabbat, I believe Ramadan is a wonderful way for Christians to remember their Muslim brothers and sisters
Sumbul Ali-Karamali | Posted 09.24.2009 | World
Both Star Trek and Ramadan are all about universal values: compassion, discipline, and the struggle for self-improvement.
Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 09.22.2009 | Living
The association between self-denial and god is common in most religions. What is so curious about these supposed episodes of "self-denial" is how little is being denied in the effort to get closer to god.
Wall Street Journal | Peter Spiegel | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics
President Barack Obama's outreach to the Muslim world started with a video greeting to Iranians on Nowruz, the Iranian new year, and peaked with his J...
AP | HADEEL AL-SHALCHI | Posted 09.21.2009 | World
CAIRO — For the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Egyptian fruit sellers have named their best dates of the year after President Barack Obama in a ...
Jamal Dajani | Posted 09.21.2009 | World
I never understood how someone could fast from food and water to perform one of the pillars of Islam and still order the killing of the innocent. Shouldn't fasting begin by putting an end to the killing?
Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 09.17.2009 | World
Yemen has mounted a tight security plan for the holy Moslem month of Ramadan starting this week in a bid to thwart any new terrorist attacks, the Yemen Times reported.
Michael Hastings-Black | Posted 02.28.2009 | Business
To date, pop-culture representations of Islam are either cloaked in evil or infused with pathos.
Saadia Zahid | Posted 11.13.2008 | Style
During Ramadan, nightlife transforms from shots at nightclubs to shots of morrocan tea and card games. Door policies switch from no national dress to no sleeveless tops and short dresses.
Naazish YarKhan | Posted 11.13.2008 | Chicago
The event will build solidarity amongst the diverse DePaul community and remind us of our common social responsibility by asking the following question: "Will you go hungry for one day so someone else won't?"
Jeanette Khan | Posted 11.04.2008 | Home
Eid ul-Fitr is much like the Christian holiday of Christmas; it's a time for families to stop the rat race and come together to celebrate a religious holiday.
Annelle Sheline | Posted 10.04.2009 | World