This is Islamic Foundation in Villa Park, Illinois where on Friday evening, Muslims gathered for the start of special nightly prayers, called taraweeh, for Ramadan. Some Muslims made a point of offering taraweeh prayers at Time Square in New York City. There are roughly 3,000 mosques in the U.S. serving about 4 million Muslims. Indonesia [&hel...
One Ummah Radio Station’s inaugural broadcast hit the airwaves at the start of the holy month of Ramadan in the Canadian city of Halifax. After two years of planning, the station began broadcasting live from a small room in the basement of the Ummah Masjid. Abdullah Yousri, imam and executive director of the mosque, said […]
Chinese authorities in Xinjiang are restricting the number of Muslims allowed to observe fasting in Ramadan. The move has drawn heavy criticism from rights groups. For years, Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims have been prohibited from fully observing Ramadan in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region known to Uyghurs as Eastern Turkestan. That in...
Care packages were distributed at Masjid Ar-Rahama for the start of Ramadan, three months after a deadly fire killed 17 people. The Bronx, New York, community is still reeling from the tragedy at a nearby apartment complex. A number of the dead worshiped at Masjid Ar-Rahama. Husainou Waggeh, who serves on the mosque’s executive board, [&hellip...
On Saturday, France’s interior minister denounced racist comments, defending his greetings to French Muslims commemorating the start of Ramadan. Gerald Darmanin condemned the “ordinary racism” of people for his April 1 tweet wishing all Muslims in France a “happy Ramadan.” The controversial French Minister has announced shutting down 92 mosque...
Israeli police attacked Palestinians outside the Old City in east Jerusalem late Sunday leaving a dozen people wounded, sources said. Palestinians congregated there after nightly prayers for the second night of the month of Ramadan, which began on Saturday. The Palestinian Red Crescent said 11 people were wounded in clashes.
Eight local churches in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania have pitched in to prepare a home for Afghan refugees. The family of 10 Afghan evacuees arrived earlier this year. Church volunteers have been painting, sanding and ripping out old carpeting in the home. Once the family arrived, volunteers drove members to medical appointments, helped the child...
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday Russia’s leadership was responsible for civilian killings in Bucha BOO CHA, outside Kyiv. Bodies were found lying in the street after the town was retaken by Ukrainian forces. Zelenskyy vowed to investigate and prosecute all Russian “crimes” in Ukraine. He spoke as global outrage mount...
Chef Khalipha Kane, a halal food truck owner and caterer in Detroit, is ramping up service for Ramadan, which starts Saturday. Kane said her passion for the food service industry has been fortified by positive reaction from her food truck and catering customers. Khalipha’s Mobile Kitchen Kane will offer $15 grab-and-go iftar meals during Rama...
As Ramadan begins for Muslims worldwide, some Canadian Muslims are concerned for loved ones unlawfully detained in northeast Syria. An estimated four dozen Canadian Muslims have spent three or more years detained in squalid prisons and camps for people suspected of ties to ISIS. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau releases statements at the...
