When it finally sounds, the room falls silent as people break their fast together eating dates and drinking water, a daily ...

From being forced to break fast outside of the permitted hours to not being able to congregate for Eid al-Fitr, the ...

The Islamic holy month of Ramadan is set to begin. Here's what you need to know about the period and how it's observed.

With the start of Ramadan — a holy month in Islam that celebrates the gift of the Qur’an to the Prophet Muhammed — on Feb. 28 ...

Rick Pitino has had a lot to say about religious fasting in recent weeks as his basketball team at St. John’s University in ...

For believers, the holy month is about much more than fasting. It's a time for reflection and compassion — to give to the less fortunate, gather with community to break the daily fasts, and pray.

Observant Muslims the world over will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts. For Muslims, it's a time of increased worship ...

Ramadan is a month of peaceful prayer and reflection in Islam, and Hindus respected their Muslim neighbors would not join ...

As Ramadan begins, Muslim students at BYU navigate the challenges and joys of observing the holy month while balancing ...

Muslims in the Middle East are observing the holy month of Ramadan under exceptional circumstances. Ramadan is seen as a time ...

Muslims across the world will soon begin observing Ramadan, embarking on a month of fasting and religious study. Followers of the faith believe that it is the month that the Quran, the faith's ...