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Ramadan

Diners enjoy a meal at halal restaurant Wu Zhi Jian Beef Noodles at Hennessy Road in Wan Chai. Photo: Brian Rhoads

Hong Kong’s Muslim community urges government funding for halal certification body

Other measures proposed include Ramadan food fairs and festivals to promote Muslim culture as well as more prayer rooms at shopping centres.

25 Sep 2024 - 5:33PM

Joe Biden pushes Gaza ceasefire deal in Eid message

17 Jun 2024 - 10:52AM

Biden’s Gaza plan ‘not a good deal’ but Israel accepts it, Netanyahu aide says

3 Jun 2024 - 12:44PM

Israeli strike in Gaza kills 3 sons, 4 grandchildren of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh

Strike on sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh came as Israel holds delicate ceasefire negotiations with the militant group that rules Gaza.

11 Apr 2024 - 4:25PM

The car in which three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were reportedly killed. Photo: AFP

With little to celebrate or eat, Gazans face ‘heartbreaking’ Eid

Millions of Muslims around the world are observing Eid, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, but few in Gaza can take solace from this special time.

10 Apr 2024 - 8:52PMvideocam

‘Difficult to forgive’: Widodo draws artists’ ire with AI-generated Eid image

Critics called the act “difficult to forgive” as it felt like a betrayal of creative workers.

10 Apr 2024 - 7:26PM

Iran arrests senior Isis member, two others accused of planning Ramadan attack

Islamic State, which harbours a virulent hatred for Iran’s dominant Shiite sect, also claimed responsibility for two explosions in Iran in January.

6 Apr 2024 - 4:58PMvideocam

Shiite Muslims take part in an annual Al-Quds Day rally in Karachi. Islamic State, which harbours a virulent hatred for Iran’s dominant Shiite group, claimed responsibility for two explosions in Iran in January that killed nearly 100 people. Photo: AP

Israel admits ‘unintended’ strike killed aid workers, charity halts Gaza operations

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted on Tuesday that its armed forces “unintentionally” killed seven aid workers in an air strike in Gaza.

2 Apr 2024 - 10:04PMvideocam

Opinion | Israel rejects the Security Council’s Gaza ceasefire demand. Now what?

Faced with US ambivalence and Israel’s rejection, the ceasefire demand risks becoming a political footnote. At the least, council members should organise a humanitarian task force and evolve a plan to implement the spirit of the resolution

3 Apr 2024 - 8:58AMvideocam

Ships with second round of Gaza aid depart Cyprus as hunger concerns soar

World Central Kitchen said ships carried enough to prepare more than 1 million meals Also on board were dates, eaten to break the daily Ramadan fast.

31 Mar 2024 - 2:58AMvideocam

A cargo ship, left, one of three ships loaded with tinned food destined for Gaza, sails from the port in Larnaca, Cyprus on Saturday. Photo: AP

Israel’s Netanyahu approves new Gaza ceasefire talks with Hamas ‘in coming days’

Netanyahu’s office on Friday said it has approved a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks days after negotiations appeared stalled.

30 Mar 2024 - 1:33AMvideocam

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks. Photo: Reuters

Senegal anti-establishment candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye wins presidency

Faye’s main opponent from the governing coalition, Amadou Ba, conceded the race and called Faye to offer his congratulations. Official results are expected before the end of the week.

26 Mar 2024 - 3:58AM

Israel will no longer approve UNRWA food convoys to northern Gaza

‘This is outrageous and makes it intentional to obstruct life-saving assistance during a man-made famine,’ said Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency.

25 Mar 2024 - 6:38AMvideocam

How to fast healthily and safely, for weight loss or religious reasons

Whether fasting for a day for weight loss or for holy seasons like Lent and Ramadan, these expert tips will help you optimise nutrition, avoid food cravings, counter dehydration, and more.

22 Mar 2024 - 5:18AM

Keeping a journal to note when food cravings appear, their intensity and how you deal with them is one expert tip when it comes to fasting - whether you’re doing it for health reasons such as weight loss or for holy seasons. Photo: Shutterstock

Deadly strikes hit Gaza as Israel mulls truce talks position

Shelling and clashes have been reported in south Gaza’s main city of Khan Younis and elsewhere, with 12 members of the same family among those killed overnight.

17 Mar 2024 - 8:15PM

Smoke and explosions rise inside the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, on Sunday. Photo: AP

Letters | Ramadan an opportunity for Hong Kong to embrace diversity

Readers discuss why Hongkongers should gain a better understanding of the holy month for Muslims, and how students can better prepare for the DSE exams.

16 Mar 2024 - 11:30AM

Hamas proposes 6-week Gaza truce, hostage-prisoner exchange with Israel: official

During the proposed truce, Gaza militants would release about 42 hostages seized during the October 7 attack that triggered the war in Gaza, the official said.

15 Mar 2024 - 10:58PM

First aid boat unloads as Israel-Gaza war drags into Ramadan

The vessel was seen towing a barge loaded with 200 tonnes of food for Palestinians threatened with famine after more than five months of war.

16 Mar 2024 - 3:43AM

An Open Arms ship sails off the coast of the Gaza Strip on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE

How fasting police officers cope during Ramadan in Hong Kong

Constable Adnan Mohammed once arrested a suspect just as it was time to break his fast, saying refraining from food and water from sunrise to sunset does not hinder his ability to catch criminals.

14 Mar 2024 - 12:06PM

Israel’s Netanyahu says Hamas leaders ‘are all dead men’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed his intention to lead the country to ‘total victory’ in the war in the Gaza Strip.

12 Mar 2024 - 8:57AM

Israel checking whether it killed Hamas deputy military leader in Gaza

If the death is confirmed, Marwan Issa would be the highest-ranking official from the Islamist militant movement killed by Israel in five months of war.

12 Mar 2024 - 3:21PM

Palestinians search for missing people under rubble In the west of Al-Nusseirat refugee camp, Gaza Strip on March 5. Photo: EPA-EFE

Israel-Gaza war, inflation, cast shadow over Ramadan for Muslims in Asia

This year, war and starvation in the Gaza Strip casts an especially dark shadow on the festivities.

11 Mar 2024 - 10:58AM

A vendor prepares traditional food on a roadside, ahead of Muslims’ holy month of Ramadan, at a market in Karachi, Pakistan. Photo: EPA-EFE

Netanyahu rejects Biden criticism, says majority of Israelis back him

US President Joe Biden said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the war in Gaza was ‘hurting Israel more than helping Israel’.

11 Mar 2024 - 10:35AM

Palestinians prepare for Ramadan in shadow of Israel-Gaza war

Hopes for a ceasefire, which would have allowed the normally festive Muslim holy month to pass peacefully, have been disappointed, amid an ever-rising death toll.

11 Mar 2024 - 2:48AMvideocam

Israel says CIA and Mossad chiefs met to ‘narrow gaps’ in Gaza deal

Time is running out as mediators push for a new truce and the release of Hamas hostages before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

10 Mar 2024 - 9:22AMvideocam

Smoke rises from Gaza during an explosion following an air strike on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

Israel-Gaza war: Ramadan truce unlikely, as Hamas leaves Cairo talks without deal

Egyptian officials had earlier said the negotiations reached an impasse over Hamas’ demand for a phased process culminating in an end to the war.

7 Mar 2024 - 7:55PMvideocam

Palestinians make their way from the northern Gaza to southern Gaza. Photo: EPA-EFE

‘Ceasefire now’: Hamas pushes Gaza truce in Israel’s absence, famine concerns

Hamas said it was pressing on with efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza with Israel, despite the absence of Israeli negotiators from talks in Egypt.

6 Mar 2024 - 6:32PMvideocam

Biden says ‘very dangerous’ if no Israel-Gaza ceasefire by Ramadan

Israel says it will allow the same number of worshippers into Al-Aqsa mosque during the start of the holy month as in previous years.

6 Mar 2024 - 4:57AMvideocam

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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.

last updated:

9 September, 2024