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Regent’s Park Mosque (L) and the Director General of the mosque’s Islamic Cultural Centre Dr. Ahmed Dubayan. (Asharq Al-Awsat/James Hanna)
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A Chinese Muslim man fans himself as he waits for the time to break his fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the Niujie mosque, the oldest and largest mosque in Beijing, on July 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Muslims in China’s Xinjiang told to ignore Ramadan customs
Beijing, Reuters—Officials in China’s restive western region of Xinjiang have told Muslims to ignore religious customs during the holy month of Ramadan, an indication of what rights groups say is discrimination targeting the Uighur minority group. The fasting...Caption:
MasterCard credit cards are displayed for a photographer. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
Saudi Ramadan spending expected to reach record levels—report
Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Total household spending in Saudi Arabia in the run-up to the Muslim holy month of Ramadan has reached its highest levels this year, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned. A report due to be published within the next few weeks by the Kingdom’s central...Caption:
Algeria’s national soccer team coach Vahid Halilhodžić , center, talks to players during a training session at the Beira-Rio stadium in Porto Alegre on June 21, 2014. (Reuters/Marko Djurica)
Fasting up to players at World Cup—Algeria coach
Porto Alegre, AP—Algeria’s players are being left to decide whether or not they observe the Ramadan fast during Monday’s World Cup game against Germany, with coach Vahid Halilhodžić saying it’s not a divisive issue. Observant Muslims avoid food and...Caption:
An Iraqi man at a displacement camp outside Erbil, Iraq, holds meals being distributed by a Kurdish charity organization for Muslims to break their sunrise to sunset fast during the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)