(AP) – The Chinese government has expanded its campaign of closing mosques to regions other than Xinjiang, where for years it has been blamed for persecuting Muslim minorities, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Wednesday. Authorities have closed mosques in the northern Ningxia region as well as Gansu province, which are home to […]
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Australia s 600,000 Muslims have originated from more than 70 countries around the world.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed globally by an estimated 1.8 billion people, as a month of fasting from sunrise to sunset, prayer, personal reflection and community. It lasts 29-30 days, from one sighting of the crescent moon to the next.
It s followed by Eid al-Fitr or Festival of Breaking the Fast , celebrating the end of the month-long fasting. The three-day celebration starts with Muslims praying together and is also an occasion for families to get together and eat traditional foods only made during Eid.
Indonesian Muslims gather at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 17 May 2018.