How common is it for public schools to close for Islamic holidays? When New York City announced in 2015 that it would close its public schools in observance of Islam’s two most sacred holidays, it ...

The Islamic holiday, Eid al-Fitr, will commemorate the end of the holy month of Ramadan, which started on Feb. 28. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan — the holiest month in the Islamic calendar when ...

Mawlid, also known as Mawlid al-Nabi, is the birthday of Prophet Muhammad during Rabi’ al-Awwal, the third month of the Islamic calendar. The holiday begins on Monday evening and ends on Tuesday night ...

(The Conversation) — Some public school districts across the nation will be closed on Monday, May 2, 2022, or Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in observance of the Islamic holiday Eid al-Fitr, a festive ...

CAIRO — Muslims around the world will soon bid farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Eid is marked with congregational prayers and festivities ...

BROOKFIELD — Every spring, Danbury High School senior Mariam Azeez celebrates the Islamic holiday of Eid-al-Fitr with food, prayer, dressing up and gift giving. “It’s like a Christmas,” said Mariam, a ...

Muslims are observing the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, typically marked with communal prayers, celebratory gatherings around festive meals and new clothes. In this photo taken using a drone, ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Hamburg has become Germany's first city to recognize Islamic holidays, a move meant to encourage the integration of a religious minority often vilified by opponents of immigration.

Germany's religious landscape is evolving, with growing communities of Christians, Jews, Muslims, and others — prompting new questions about how public holidays should reflect this diversity.A recent ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CAIRO (AP) — Muslims around the world will ...