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It’s a well-known fact that prominent historical figures like Ibn Batutta and Al-Masudi – both explorers and travel writers – entered India from different ports to discover that the land was vast and densely populated. They also recognised that the country was home to people from various backgrounds and religions, including those who were following […]
Ramadan Mubarak! The holiest month in the Islamic calendar, which sees Muslims undertake a 30-day fast starts in May. When did Ramadan Start? Although Ramadan is always on the same day of the Islamic calendar, its date on the Gregorian calendar varies from year to year. This year in the UK, Ramadan begins on the […]
Ramadan in 2018 will start on Wednesday, the 16th of May(16/5/2018) and will continue for 30 days until Thursday, the 14th of June. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, which is a lunar calendar based on the cycles of the moon. Note that in the Muslim calendar, a holiday begins on the sunset of […]
Society is so busy speaking for Muslim women, they never get a chance to speak for themselves, writes documentary filmmaker Mehreen Baig Some people will say you can’t be a strong woman because Islam is oppressive, others say you can,” the former English teacher tells Newsbeat. In a new BBC programme called Islam, Women And […]
The day of Ashura is marked by Muslims as a whole, but for Shia Muslims it is a major religious commemoration of the martyrdom at Karbala of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h). It falls on the 10th of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar. (Friday 29th September – Saturday […]
