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Islamophobia Today: Newspaper Apologizes, City Council Balks, Twitter Bungles Burqa Ban

(Sept. 14) -- Whether non-Muslim Americans are becoming more mistrustful of those who practice the Islamic faith, or whether media outlets have simply covered such instances to the point of making it seem that way, is, to be sure, a matter of opinion. From the divisive protests over the proposed construction of Park51...

Cardinals' Hamza Abdullah Comes Out of Ramadan Feeling Strong, Confident

It's been a long time since Arizona Cardinals safety Hamza Abdullah could take a break from the heat of a desert summer and slake his thirst during workouts with a visit to the water coolers around the Cardinals' workout field. Specifically, it's been a month -- the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which started on Aug. 11....

Report: 10 Men Arrested for Eating at Restaurant During Ramadan

(Sept. 7) -- In some Muslim countries around the world, a daytime meeting at a restaurant during the holy month of Ramadan can prove a risky activity. Ten men have been detained in Algeria for eating in public during daytime hours, the Jerusalem Post reports. The men were arrested at a restaurant in Bejaya province, east...

President Obama Supports 'Ground Zero Mosque'

(Aug. 13) -- President Barack Obama gave a thumbs up today to a proposed Islamic community center and mosque that is slated to be built two blocks from the site of the 9/11 attacks in lower Manhattan. "Let me be clear," Obama said at a White House dinner celebrating the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, "as a citizen, and...

Ramadan in the Digital Age: From iPhone Apps to Web Porn Censorship

(Aug. 11) -- With the Muslim holy month of Ramadan under way, technology continues to play a bigger role in the observances of the holiday. Below, the latest ways that the digital era is helping facilitate Ramadan's ancient rituals, which call for abstaining from food, water and sexual activities from sunup until sundown...

Background on ramadan

Ramadan ( ', ; ; ; ) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which lasts 29 or 30 days. It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating and drinking during daylight hours and is intended to teach Muslims about patience, spirituality, humility and submissiveness to God.

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