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Ramadan Prayers and Fasting in Fresno Will Be Shadowed by Thoughts of War in Gaza

■Many Muslims in Fresno and the world will pray for the people of Gaza while observing Ramadan. ■Ramadan is a holy month that commemorates t...

Ramadan Prayers and Fasting in Fresno Will Be Shadowed by Thoughts of War in Gaza

■Many Muslims in Fresno and the world will pray for the people of Gaza while observing Ramadan. ■Ramadan is a holy month that commemorates t...

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/ 12 months ago

Here Are Six Things You Should Know About Ramadan

Editor’s note: Mohammad Hassan Khalil, professor of religious studies and director of the Muslim Studies Program at Michigan State Universit...

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/ 2 years ago

Iranian Women to Fresno Cousin: ‘If We Die, Don’t Cry for Me. Be My Voice.’

Shahnaz Tousinezhad Shahnaz Tousinezhad left Iran for the United States in 1983, but like many expatriate Iranians, her heart has nev...

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/ 2 years ago

Here’s the Conclusive Evidence That the Media Casts Muslims in a Negative Light

The warm welcome Americans and Europeans have given Ukrainians in 2022 contrasts sharply with the uneven — and frequently hostile — policies...

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/ 3 years ago

Local Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Fitr as Ramadan Ends

Monday’s observation of Eid al-Fitr marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan when Muslims abstain from food and drink from sunrise ...

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/ 3 years ago

Why Ramadan Is Called Ramadan: 6 Questions Answered

Editor’s note: Mohammad Hassan Khalil, professor of religious studies and director of the Muslim Studies Program at Michigan State Un...

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/ 3 years ago

LA ‘March for Justice’ to Protest Saudi Mass Beheadings

The Shia Muslim Council of Southern California has scheduled a March for Justice on Saturday to protest the mass beheading of 81 peop...

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/ 3 years ago

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

The Eid al-Fitr celebrations that mark the end of Islam’s holy month of Ramadan will be subdued this year in Fresno because of the cor...

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/ 5 years ago

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Muslims in the Fresno area will cast their eyes skyward Friday morning in search of the crescent moon that will signal the start of Islam...

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/ 5 years ago

Must Muslims Fast for Ramadan During COVID-19?

When Islam’s holy month of Ramadan begins next week, there will still be prayers, fasting, and feasting, but because of the COVID-19 p...

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/ 5 years ago

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Ramadan Prayers and Fasting in Fresno Will Be Shadowed by Thoughts of War in Gaza

Ramadan Prayers and Fasting in Fresno Will Be Shadowed by Thoughts of War in Gaza

/ 12 months ago

Here Are Six Things You Should Know About Ramadan

/ 2 years ago

Iranian Women to Fresno Cousin: ‘If We Die, Don’t Cry for Me. Be My Voice.’

/ 2 years ago

Here’s the Conclusive Evidence That the Media Casts Muslims in a Negative Light

/ 3 years ago

Local Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Fitr as Ramadan Ends

/ 3 years ago

Why Ramadan Is Called Ramadan: 6 Questions Answered

/ 3 years ago

LA ‘March for Justice’ to Protest Saudi Mass Beheadings

/ 3 years ago

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

/ 5 years ago

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

/ 5 years ago

Must Muslims Fast for Ramadan During COVID-19?

/ 5 years ago

Kash Patel Plans to Move Up to 1,500 Workers Out of Washington

Fired Employees Fear Beloved Yosemite National Park Will Lose Its Luster

US and Ukraine Nearing Rare Earths Deal That Would Tighten Relationship

Trump Fires Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Two Other Military Officers

Less Is More: 5 Ingredient Dinners Are Easier Than You Think

Trump-Putin Summit Preparations Are Underway, Russia Says

Warren Buffett Offers Trump Some Advice While Celebrating Berkshire’s Success

Hungarians Will Decide Whether Ukraine Can Join the European Union, Orbán Says

Rate the SE Fresno City Council Candidates Before You Vote

Wired Wednesday: Will Self-Pollinating Trees Turbocharge the Almond Industry?

Delayed FUSD Program Review, Changing Union Stance Discussed on Unfiltered

What Is Field Hockey? Fresno’s Sikh Community Explains

Fresno Leaders Celebrate Completion of Blackstone Hotel Conversion Project

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