Eid literally means a “festival” or “feast” in Arabic. It is celebrated twice a year as Eid al-Adha, (pronounced eed al-Ahd-huh) and Eid al-Fitr. The two Eids recognize, celebrate and recall two ...

As we near the end of Ramadan, the holy month of Islam, many in the Muslim community are gearing up for Eid al-Fitr celebrations. Eid al-Fitr, also known as the Festival of Sweets or Festival of ...

Eid al-Fitr is the festival that marks the end of Ramadan, but what is it, and how is it celebrated? Here's what people should know about the Islamic festival that closes out a holy month of fasting ...

Ken Chitwood is a senior research fellow, Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis and journalist-fellow at the Dornsife Center for Religion and Civic ...

Each year, millions of Muslims begin fasting from sunrise to sunset and engage in activities that challenge their self-restraint and bring them closer to God. This year, Ramadan began on the night of ...

[Note: This story has been updated to reflect the number of Muslims as a percentage of the population.] With the expected sighting of the crescent moon on the night of April 9, nearly 2 billion ...

As the UAE prepares to celebrate its 54th Eid Al Etihad under the theme “United,” which embodies the spirit of unity and the ...

For the joyous Muslim holiday to work, mothers in New York City spent Saturday night preparing, merging traditions from around the world with ones developed here. The night before Eid al-Fitr, mothers ...

Some of you celebrating Ramadan might be here wondering if you need to let your boss know that you might be taking Monday off next week. Ramadan is now in its last 10 nights. With the expected ...