Showing posts with label Ramadan 2016. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ramadan 2016. Show all posts

Monday, June 6, 2016

Photos: Ramadan 2016


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A Palestinian boy riding a bike during sunset at Al Khalde mosque, Gaza Strip, on the eve of Ramadan, which starts June 6, 2016. Majdi Fathi/Nurphoto/Zuma Press

Muslims praying at the Islamic Centre in Aceh, Indonesia, on the eve of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Fachrul Reza/NurPhoto/Zuma Press

A boy cleaning a mosque ahead of Ramadan in Peshawar, Pakistan, June 5, 2016. Arshad Arbab/European Pressphoto Agency

Decorations along a street in Hebron, West Bank, are viewed through an electronic device on June 5, 2016, ahead of the beginning of Ramadan. Wisam Hashlamoun/APA Images/Zuma Press

Two men trying to spot the first crescent of the new moon in Karzakan, Bahrain, on June 5, 2016. The beginning of Ramadan is calculated based on the sighting of the new moon. Mohammed Al-Shaikh/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

A vendor selling dates ahead of Ramadan in Peshawar, Pakistan, June 5, 2016. Arshad Arbab/European Pressphoto Agency

A Syrian man reading a copy of the Quran, the sacred text of Islam, at a book stall in a market in Damascus on June 5, 2016. Louai Beshara/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

A man and children play traditional drums in Beirut, as part of Musaharati, a Ramadan tradition where drummers wake people for the meal before the day"s fast. Jamal Saidi/Reuters

People visiting the graves of loved ones ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 4, 2016. Yudhi Mahatma/Antara Foto/Reuters

A customer trying on a traditional cap at a shop in Peshawar, Pakistan, on June 5, 2016, ahead of Ramadan. Mohammad Sajjad/Associated Press

A man taking a selfie under colorful umbrellas decorating a street in the Old City of the West Bank town of Nablus on June 5, 2016, ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Nedal Eshtayah/APA Images/Zuma Press

Men praying at Masjid Darul Faha in Bangkok on June 5, 2016, the night before the start of Ramadan. Jack Kurtz/Zuma Press

Traditional lanterns lighted up a market in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on June 5, 2016. Mohammed Asad/APA Images/Zuma Press

Egyptian women dressed in traditional clothing walked along a street in old Cairo on June 2, 2016, during a celebration ahead of Ramadan. Khaled Desouki/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

Source: http://www.wsj.com/articles/photos-ramadan-2016-1465208588

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Sunday, June 5, 2016

Ramadan to begin on Monday


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Today, Monday, June 6, is the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in the country, according to an announcement by the UAE Moon-sighting Committee on Sunday night.

The 12-member Moon-sighting Committee met at the offices of the Judicial Department, Abu Dhabi under the chairmanship of Sultan bin Saeed Al Badi, Minister for Justice.

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The Justice minister, in his remarks after the meeting, greeted the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan; His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Miniser of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai; General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Their Highnesses Members of the Supreme Council and Rulers of the Emirates and the people of the UAE and whole Islamic world on the beginning of the holy month.

He prayed that the holy month brings peace, blessings for everyone.

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Source: http://www.khaleejtimes.com/ramadan-2016/ramadan-news/ramadan-to-begin-on-monday

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