Holiday: India awaits the moon sighting to determine the Muharram holiday, potentially impacting school and office schedules.

Islam's calendar's first month is Muharram, which is special for the Muslim community. Muharram's date is decided after ...

As the sacred month of Muharram approaches, the confusion lies behind the sighting of the moon. Parents and students who are ...

The agriculture ministry said it detected a new serotype of the disease that heightened the outbreak, due to animal movement after the Muslim religious holiday of Eid al Adha, which is typically ...

The Oregon Department of Corrections is facing a federal lawsuit for allegedly denying religious accommodations for three ...

Shavuot, while not explicitly a day of forgiveness in the same way as Yom Kippur, is a time for reflection, spiritual renewal ...

To understand Islam, we need to understand its major divisions, Sunni and Shiite. One way to start is to grasp the dueling significances of a major Islamic holiday, Ashura, coming up next Saturday ...

The state Corrections Department, the suit alleges, regularly accommodates religious celebrations for other faith groups but ...

Muslims believe in one God, all-powerful and ever present, uncreated, without beginning or end, completely sufficient to ...

Planning your trades, investments, or a quick mid-month getaway? One key question here is the stock market close today? With ...

More than 20 countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Syria, have designated the Hijri New Year a national ...

The Islamic New Year marks the start of the Hijri calendar and the first day of the month of Muharram. While the public holiday marking the start of the new Islamic year has been announced, we won’t ...