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Muslims circumambulate the Kaaba in the Muslim holy city of Mecca last month. (AP pic)CAIRO: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued an order to partially lift the curfew in all regions of the kingdom, to become from 9am to 5pm, starting Sunday through Wednesday, May 13, while keeping a 24-hour curfew…

A glimmering crescent moon in Thursday's twilight sky, signaled to many of the world's nearly 2 billion Muslims that the holy month of Ramadan had begun. For one month, Muslims from Boston to Baghdad will forgo food, water and sexual relations from dawn to dusk.The first fasting day of Ramadan…

A worker cleans and sterilises the Kaaba, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), ahead of the Ramazan, in the Grand mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. PHOTO: REUTERS SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Arabia has announced that the holy … Read More

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The coronavirus pandemic has forced drastic changes across the world - many people face unemployment, travel plans have been cancelled and public places are empty as some work from home, practise social distancing and self isolate. As most countries enforced restrictions on movement to curb the spread of the novel…

Miski Osman is a junior doctor from London. Because of the coronavirus lockdown this will be the first Ramadan she has ever spent alone. Normally the 27-year-old would spend it surrounded by extended family and friends but as she cannot take the risk of bringing Covid-19 home from work, she has…

Saudi Arabia has urged Muslims to delay their plans for the hajj, amid speculation that the obligatory pilgrimage may be canceled this year due to the coronavirus. Earlier this year, Saudi authorities halted travel to holy sites as part of the umrah, the “lesser pilgrimage” that takes place throughout the…

ISLAMABAD - The coronavirus outbreak threatens to upend faith-based traditions that have gone on for more than 1,400 years. The world’s nearly 2 billion Muslims will not be able to hold communal feasts and prayers that are a hallmark of Ramadan, their holiest month, starting this week.  The pandemic has forced…

Jesus ‘n’ Mo ‘n’ how to defecate religiously Today’s Jesus and Mo strip, called “foot“, came with some handy advice: For anyone interested in learning how to go to the bathroom correctly, here are the complete instructions. As it says on the cartoon page, be sure to enter the bathroom with…

Parish priest of the Santa Maria Assunta church in Pontoglio, Italy starts a Via Crucis procession as part of Good Friday. PHOTO: AFP During these strange times, many have turned to religion to ask for an end to the spread of the coronavirus. However in most cases, it is reminiscent…