Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr today. More about holiday
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Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. In Thunder Bay, Ont., hundreds of people spent the occasion at a festival organized by the local Masjid. Here's what some of the participants had to say about what the holiday means to them.
From Fordham to Bay Ridge to Hollis, Muslim businesses get ready for Eid al-Fitr, the exultant celebration marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
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Ramadan brought a new political moment for New York City’s Muslims – and its first Muslim mayor
Zohran Mamdani marked the month of Ramadan, Islam’s holiest month that concluded Thursday night, by attending 17 iftars around New York City. His appearances were intended to boost ties with key constituencies but also affirm his public practice of his faith as the city’s first Muslim mayor – and his politics.
Muslims across the United States are observing Ramadan under rising fears tied to immigration raids, anti-Muslim rhetoric, and war in the Middle East.
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Republican Congressman Andy Ogles of Tennessee represents one of the largest Muslim populations in the American South. This week, he said Muslims “don’t belong in American society.”
A Republican congressman from Tennessee declared on social media Monday that "Muslims don’t belong in American society," prompting backlash largely from Democrats."Pluralism is a lie," Rep.
Hundreds of Muslim worshippers held Eid prayers at the gates of Jerusalem's Old City Friday, with Israel closing access to the Al-Aqsa mosque and other holy sites over the war with Iran.Since Israel