Sarah El Haïry, Secretary of State for Youth, reacted to the controversy around the alleged monitoring of students absent for Eid al-Fitr . She accuses part of the "two extremes" in France of being behind these actions and being driven by a clear desire to "create trouble and fracture" the country.
The Ministry of the Interior acknowledges having ordered the police to census students absent for the day of Eid al-Fitr in Toulouse. Former PS first secretary Jean-Christophe Cambadélis evokes "likely" discrimination.
King Mohammed VI pardoned some 1518 people on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr celebrated this Saturday, April 22 in Morocco, including some who were convicted in terrorism cases. Here are the details of these pardons:
After announcing the return to GMT time on March 19 for the occasion of Ramadan, Morocco will return this Sunday, April 23 at 2:00 am, to the GMT+1 time zone. The legal time in the kingdom will be advanced by 60 minutes (GMT +1).
Morocco celebrates Eid Al Fitr this Saturday, April 22, according to an announcement made by the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs. The ministry confirmed the date after carefully observing the crescent moon, as required by religious tradition.
After the CFCM, it is the Paris Mosque that has just confirmed the date of Eid al-Fitr which will therefore take place this Friday, April 21, 2023 after the meeting of the religious commission and the imams of the National Council of Imams (CNI). Here is the full press release.
The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) has just confirmed the date of Eid al-Fitr for this Friday, April 21, 2023.
Eid al-Fitr will be celebrated this Friday, April 21, 2023 in Belgium, the Executive of Muslims of Belgium has just announced. Here is the full press release:
In Belgium, it is the council of theologians attached to the Executive of Muslims of Belgium that defines the official date of the end of Ramadan. The body will meet this Thursday afternoon to officially announce this date.
Muslims will celebrate Eid Al-Fitr on Friday, April 21 with oriental music. An initiative of the Association of Cultural and Economic Days of Tunisia in Toulouse (JCETT).
Even though astronomical calculations tend to set the date of Eid Al fitr on Saturday, April 22, 2023 in Morocco , the observation of the moon remains the preferred option for the Moroccan religious authorities for the time being.
The risk of divergence on the dates of the end of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr in France is real and very high, if we rely on the forecast maps of lunar crescent visibility and the opinion of certain experts.