Tag: Islam
Ramadan in China: Faithful dwindle under limits on religion
KASHGAR, China — Tursunjan Mamat, a practicing Muslim in western China’s Xinjiang region, said he's fasting for Ramadan but his daughters, ages 8 and...
An online post helps both the hungry and a chef in Ramadan
A few years ago, Mariam Yehia, her mom and a friend started a Ramadan tradition — they bought hot meals and handed them out...
Gaza reporter says she was beaten for not wearing headscarf
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A female Palestinian reporter said Thursday that a member of the Hamas-run border patrol in Gaza beat her with...
Palestinians, Israeli settlers scuffle in east Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — Palestinians and Israeli settlers hurled rocks and chairs at each other in a tense east Jerusalem neighborhood on Thursday before Israeli police...
Iranian authorities break up mixed-gender party, arrest 16
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian police arrested 16 men and women at a mixed-gender party in the northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi, the semi-official Tasnim...
North Macedonia speeds up vaccinations as EU aid arrives
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — North Macedonia's faltering COVID-19 vaccination program picked up speed Tuesday, with authorities starting to use 200,000 Sinopharm jabs bought from...
At Tehran garage, Iranian woman polishes cars and her dreams
TEHRAN, Iran — It’s a men's-only club in the tangle of auto repair shops on the traffic-clogged streets of Iran’s capital, Tehran. Among them,...
Syria’s Assad grants amnesties before presidential election
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian President Bashar Assad issued a decree Sunday granting amnesty and reducing sentences for several categories of crime committed before May...
‘The Captain’ challenges impoverished youth to love France
PIERREFITTE-SUR-SEINE, France — The man they call “the Captain” runs a tight ship, reaching into his years of military service to inculcate confidence, courage...
Despite 3-week lockdown, many remain on the move in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish security forces on Friday patrolled main streets and set up checkpoints at entry and exits points of cities, to enforce...
