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May 19th, 2025 - 08:41 GMT

Al Bawaba Staff

Egyptian researchers reveal the first day of Eid al-Adha

ALBAWABA - As millions of muslims across the globe await the arrival of Eid al-Adha, an Egyptian astronomical research institute revealed that the crescent moon of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH will be sighted on the dawn of Tuesday, May 27. The research institute adds that the moon will be visible in Cairo's skies for a total of 47 minutes after sunset. On the contrary, the moon will ...

Pregnancy, renowned for the bizarre food cravings it induces, should not fast Ramadan if not having an easy pregnancy.

August 8th, 2011 - 06:54 GMT

Pregnant woman need not observe fast- can indulge cravings-if unwell

Burj Khalifa: Where fasting at Ramadan is 3-ways!

August 7th, 2011 - 03:00 GMT

Holy Burj Khalifa! Residents must fast longer with three different Iftar zones

Playground play- otherwise assumed to be innocent and harmonious- is often a stressful time for children who experience
bullying or segregation or discrimination. This can be drawn from applied behaviors from the home and parents.

August 7th, 2011 - 12:35 GMT

'Playing with non-Muslims is haram', Oz Muslim father tells daughter

Manual laborers who work under the scorching Gulf sun are not exempt from work during the month of fasting; however
breaking of the fast mid-way is acceptable depending on level of 'hardship'.

August 7th, 2011 - 08:23 GMT

Workers in strenuous jobs not exempt from fast

Israeli activists have been calling for mass Saturday protests against high living costs over the last 3 weekends.

August 7th, 2011 - 06:58 GMT

Israel 'walks like an Egyptian' but protests like a bourgeois Zionist

Work can be a little slow during Ramadan time, though in reality things should not grind to a halt; on the contrary the work ethic should be stronger than usual, say scholars.

August 6th, 2011 - 02:42 GMT

Fasting should boost Work Productivity, not Diminish

Other leaders in the Arab world can now quake in their boots as Hosni Mubarak, who formerly had the State imprisoning anyone who so much as looked at him the wrong way, is now held to account by his own people.

August 4th, 2011 - 05:00 GMT

Images of Fallen ‘Pharaoh': from Castle to Cage

On Barack Obama's birthday, we revisit his Middle East record - which has not impressed either side of the Mid-East 'fence' at times.

August 4th, 2011 - 02:58 GMT

Give Barack Hussein Obama an ‘F’ in the Middle East

President Barack Obama was born in the USA, says his April announcement of the release of his original birth certificate.

August 4th, 2011 - 10:56 GMT

At 50, Barack Obama Still a Naturally-Born American

The post-Mubarak or revolutionary Egypt is demonizing Salafis as“regressive and conservative current that seek to destroy the revolution and build a new dictatorship.”

August 3rd, 2011 - 12:00 GMT

Salafobia rears its bearded head in Egypt

During Ramadan, seeing the white of the plate is a rare sight. People tend to over-eat, and Iftar meals at the break-of-fast
usually involve over-indulgence in compensation for the day's fast. Suhoor meals before bed or first thing before the
start-of-fast can be heavy affairs too.

August 3rd, 2011 - 09:33 GMT

Don't overeat in Ramadan, warn doctors

Speculation had arisen over whether the Pharaoh himself, Mubarak, would be in attendance at his own trial: He came in earlier today on a stretcher, and stayed in the 'docks' that way in his invalid condition.

August 3rd, 2011 - 08:39 GMT

Mubarak Trial Facts