Tag Archives: Ramadan

KABUL, Afghanistan | Xinhua | The people of war-riddled Afghanistan like other Muslims across the globe are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, which falls on Wednesday, to mark the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan with fervor and solemnity. Welcoming the security apparatus for ensuring peace during Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr …

ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Ramadan is the month in the Islamic calendar when the Qur’an was revealed to the prophet Muhammad (PBUH). During the month, Muslims abstain from all sensory pleasures (like food and drink, sex, TV and music) from dawn to dusk. The time is centred on prayer, the Qur’an, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Digital terrestrial Pay-Tv service, GOtv, in partnership with Voice of Africa (VoA) has kicked off its annual Ramadan giveaways that will include Iftar for several mosques, food items, prayer mats, GOtv decoders, T-shirts among others. The activations were launched at the Masjid Takuwa Mosque in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Young Democrats-UYD, want government to lift the curfew hours because the country badly needs prayers in its current situation and in the holy month of Ramadan, Ugandans should make use of the 30 days. Though government has already explained why it cannot lift the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda has said that the curfew time will be maintained despite calls by Members of Parliament to have it lifted. Rugunda was on Tuesday speaking during the plenary after Members of Parliament called for the curfew to be lifted to enable Muslims …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Mario Obiga Kania has said there is no need to lift curfew during the time Muslims observe the Ramadan period. Obiga Kania said this on Thursday evening while answering to Parliament on a matter raised by Kawempe …

Beijing, China | AFP |  China said Sunday that relations with the United States were “on the brink of a new Cold War”, fuelled in part by tensions over the coronavirus pandemic, as Muslims around the world celebrated a muted end to the holy month of Ramadan. Foreign Minister Wang Yi …

Museveni to Muslims, God is everywhere; pray from home Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has told Muslims in Uganda to pray from their homes as they celebrate Eid al-Fitr this Sunday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadhan. Museveni said that while it will …

Nicosia, Cyprus | AFP |  Hiding snacks under their beds or behind piles of clothes, young Tunisians are finding ways to subvert the Ramadan fast — despite being locked down with their Muslim conservative parents. The generation gap in religious observance is not new but it took on a new dimension …

Algiers, Algeria | AFP |  North Africans say they are missing the taste of Ramadan, as coronavirus restrictions deprive them of traditional mealtime gatherings, evening outings and beloved sweets during the Muslim holy month. “It’s not the usual Ramadan,” said one woman shopping in Ariana, near the capital Tunis, looking desperately …