Invited to the "Dimanche en politique" program on France 3 on May 7, the French Minister of National Education, Pap Ndiaye, denounced "a rise" in attacks on secularism "each year, at the time of Ramadan." These "discriminatory" remarks were condemned by the Great Mosque of Paris.
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).
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).
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.
Abderrahmane Aferdi participated on Saturday in Huelva in the Spanish 10-kilometer road championship, where he finished second with a time of 28:19, three seconds behind the winner. The Moroccan athlete did not break his Ramadan fast before starting the race which started at 7 p.m.
The Moroccan government has taken an exceptional measure by deciding to grant an additional day off to civil servants on the occasion of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which should take place in Morocco on Saturday, April 22.
Started on March 23, 2023, the month of Ramadan is gradually coming to an end. The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) announced on Friday, April 14 the date of Eid al-Fitr marking the end of the fasting period.
Ramadan is coming to an end. The Muslim Theological Council of France (CTMF) has just announced the date of the celebration of Eid al-Fitr, the feast that marks the end of fasting.
The amount of Zakat Al Fitr has just been announced by the Moroccan religious authorities, and more specifically by the Supreme Council of Ulema (CSO).
The Minister of Sports, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, spoke on Wednesday about the press release from the French Football Federation (FFF) prohibiting interruptions of matches to allow Muslim players to break the fast. She calls for respect for the principles of "secularism" and "neutrality of public service".
Some unscrupulous individuals are posing as employees of a charitable agency managed by the royal palace to defraud citizens to whom they ask for banking information, making them believe that they have been drawn to win a voucher during this Ramadan period.