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Sunday 4 December 2022
Temple Mount is the holiest place in Judaism and third-holiest in Islam.
The killing raises to four the number of Palestinians who have died in the past 24 hours in a wave of violence over Ramadan.
The brutal conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands and left millions on the brink of famine in Yemen.
The clashes come after police blocked busloads of pilgrims headed to Jerusalem for prayer at Islam’s third holiest site.
The holy month is marked by intense prayer, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts
Meanwhile, survivors and victims’ families have asked that the trial be delayed so it doesn’t take place during Ramadan.
Police have said they are still investigating the nature of the blast.
Due to the long summer days in western Europe, fasting can last up to 19 hours in some countries.
Today’s announcement coincides with the Afghan government announcing a ceasefire earlier this month.
Trump defied recent custom by not holding a similar event during his first year in office.
The tweet had linked the Muslim practice of fasting for a month to murder rates in London.
Ramadan is that one month where you can easily focus on your spirituality in a busy world, writes Hajar Akl.
In a joint statement, representatives of the Catholic, Church of Ireland, Methodist and Presbyterian and Quaker churches condemned the attack.
It is believed to have been carried out by Islamists.
‘This crime could not have been perpetrated by someone who had an atom of belief in his heart.’
After never adhering to Ramadan while growing up, Mohammed Rahman began doing so a few years ago. He writes about what it’s like for a Muslim in Ireland.
The world’s 1.6 billion Muslims have been fasting for almost a month now.
The holy month will be particularly hard this year for many Muslims in the northern hemisphere.
“Labels are for cans, not for people.”
The founder of the Irish Muslim Peace & Integration Council was speaking about the attacks at an event yesterday.
There’s more to the fasting than just staying away from food and drink.
Goalkeeper Rais M’Bolhi insists their extra-time loss was not due to fitness reasons.
The death toll is the highest since assaults in July near Baghdad.
All non-emergency staff have been ordered out of the US embassy in Lahore because of the threat.
It will be the first time officials have had direct discussions in the past three years.
Two bombers walked into crowded market as shoppers bought food to break their fasts at sunset for Ramadan.
Ramadan began in the USA yesterday, and there was some confusion in France over the official date.
Abstaining from eating, drinking and using oral medications from dawn to sunset could cause hypoglycemia.
Eid al-Fitr feast marks the end of Muslim’s holy month of Ramadan.
Attacks come amid preparations to celebrate the end of Ramadan.
An official report from Iran’s health minister says the official death toll is now 306 – the majority of them women and children.
The two earthquakes struck within 11 minutes of each other, levelling villages and trapping many people in the rubble.
“We hope these are isolated events, but suddenly they have become more regular and bolder.”
Jewish and Muslim groups have reacted angrily to the incident in town where Islamist gunman killed two paratroopers earlier this year.
Islamist group al-Shabab gave the prizes to children aged between ten and 17 after testing them on their knowledge of the Koran.
The scope of the violence emphasised the still dangerous ability of insurgents to coordinate and carry out attacks despite repeated crackdowns by Iraqi and US forces.
Images broadcast by Syrian state media indicate that the military believes it has crushed the uprising in Hama. At least 13 people were killed in protests across Syrian today.
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THE FIRST TEXT message was sent by engineer Neil Papworth on 3 December 1992, 30 years ago today, and read simply “Merry Christmas”.
Despite a wide range of other communications platforms now being available, including apps such as WhatsApp, and a range of social media platforms, SMS text messages still play a big role in the daily lives of many.
So, today we want to know… Do you still send SMS text messages?
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Employers will soon be required to pay their staff when too sick to work.
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