Afghans in Kabul have marked Eid al-Adha over the past two days with traditional prayers, animal sacrifices and family ...

The annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia has begun. It’s required once in a lifetime by every Muslim who can ...

Eid-ul-Adha 2025 is approaching, a time for families and communities to unite in celebration of sacrifice, compassion, and ...

Adha, one of Islam’s most sacred festivals, is marked differently across the Muslim world. Yet in Qatar, expatriates cling to ...

Pohela Boishakh, or Poila Baisakh, marks the Bengali New Year. Celebrations occur in West ... Mughal Emperor Akbar reformed it for tax collection. People offer prayers and start new ventures.

As history goes, during the Mughal rule, land taxes were collected from the people by following the Islamic Hijri ... or the Bengali New Year, is a great occasion to celebrate the traditions ...

He was sending photos from the celebrations shortly before his friends called to say he had been attacked, she said. Abdullah, whose family was displaced when Islamic State militants swept into ...

A HORRIFYING axe attack at a Christian New Year parade in northern Iraq has left three people injured after a man shouting Islamic slogans ... in Dohuk on Tuesday to celebrate Akitu, the Assyrian ...

CAIRO — Muslims around the world are bidding farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and will soon start celebrating ... outings and new clothes. For some Muslims, this year’s Eid ...

People also wear new ... this year. Eid al-Fitr is the first of two celebratory days in the Islamic calendar, both observed every year. Though the holiday is marked on one day, some will celebrate ...

Nowruz 2025: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (March 20) greeted people on the occasion of Parsi New Year Navroz ... to ‘new day’. Navroz celebration is believed to date back to ...

People attend a carnival to celebrate Nowruz [File: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images] On the eve of the last Wednesday before the New Year, people light bonfires and jump over them, symbolising letting ...