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It’s 8 am on a Friday and “Souq al-Gomaa” (the Friday Market) is already grumbling with vendors and clients. Since…

Iftar is not only the time to break your fast, it’s a chance for family and friends to gather and…

Iftar is not only the time to break your fast, it’s a chance for family and friends to gather and…

It was Friday prayer time. The resonant, melodious sound of azan, the call to prayer, overwhelmed the vast marble plaza…

It’s the last day of shooting for “Arafa al-Bahr,” a Ramadan soap opera that began the night before Ramadan and…

It seems nothing can escape politics nowadays, even Ramadan nuts. During my pre-Ramadan shopping this year, I noticed that traders…

"When people are fasting, they feel like they want to eat the whole world,” says Ayman al-Gameel, who owns a…

A sudden caffeine deprivation can have its toll on those fasting, both mentally and physically. For many, morning coffee seems…

  Charity is a cornerstone of Islam. Along with spiritual kindness and compassion toward humanity, charity is a way of…

The 1981 jingle for “Fawazeer Ramadan,” a classic television riddle show, goes: “The matchmaker of the old times always has…