Items related to fasting

Combat caffeine withdrawal
Amany Aly Shawky 06 Aug 2012
A sudden caffeine deprivation can have its toll on those fasting, both mentally and physically. For many, morning...
A man reads a Qur'an oran in a mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Benghazi, 27 July 2012.
Dar al-Ifta: No eating, drinking in public during Ramadan
Al-Masry Al-Youm 02 Aug 2012
  Dar al-Ifta, an educational body within Al-Azhar that is tasked with issuing religious opinions based on Sharia...
Saudi Arabia follows Egypt, UAE, Algeria to exempt Olympics athletes from fasting
MENA 21 Jul 2012
Ali al-Hakmi, a member of Saudi Arabia's Council of Senior Islamic Scholars, has issued a fatwa stating that Saudi...
Fasting with diabetes: Making it through another year
Sarah ElMeshad 11 Sep 2011
Ramadan has come and gone. The long, summer days caused a great deal of apprehension for many about their ability to...
A Nordic Ramadan
Mette Eriksen 28 Aug 2011
In Scandinavia - a region that includes Norway, Sweden and Denmark - Muslims are a minority and there are no official...
A lady walking through a mosque in a bustling area of Istanbul, August 11, 2010. At night, everything changes as Istanbul’s neighborhoods fill with Turkey’s pious. Splashing parched tongues with frozen mineral water or grazing on violently purple cotton candy and McDonald’s takeaways, religious locals and visiting Arab and Iranian tourists alike relax in the shadow of the Blue Mosque and at crowd-pleasing performances organized by Istanbul municipality. Demotix / Iason Athanasiadis.
Ramadan in Turkey: Where relaxed fasting rules meet religiosity and tradition
Hugo Massa 20 Aug 2011
  Throughout these last two weeks of Ramadan, the travel section will look at Ramadan in a number of countries...
Clients at the Body Vibe fitness studio can use the facilities during their personal training sessions.
Working out while fasting
Laila El Refai 15 Aug 2011
To many people, Ramadan means food and good company. As a result many of us forget about their workout routines or just...
Foodstuff prices are expected to rise by next year 2010.
Healthy, balanced diet crucial during Ramadan fasting
Heba Helmy 03 Aug 2011
Fasting during Ramadan is an opportunity to reset your metabolism and reduce extra weight by adopting a healthy,...
A lantern - aka fanous in Arabic - hangs by amid tents set up by protesters, Tahrir Square, July 18, 2011. Lanterns are part of an Egyptian tradition to celebrate Ramadan. Protesters continue an open sit-in until all Revolution Demands are met, particularly trial of Mubarak regime figures involved in killing protesters during January 25th protests which led to Muabark's ouster. Meanwhile, Egypt's PM Essam Sharaf continues to deliberate on new cabinet formation.
Monday marks longest day in Ramadan
MENA 31 Jul 2011
This Monday will be the longest day in the holy month of Ramadan in terms of the hours of fasting, as well as being the...
A collection of traditional Ramadan lanterns
Children’s corner: Fasting before maturity
Heba Helmy 29 Jul 2011
Since Ramadan is regarded by Muslims as a time for realizing self-restraint and strengthening conviction in God, some...