
Ramadan 2019 Begins May 6 for Belgian Muslims, Aligning with European Neighbors
As in most European countries, Muslims in Belgium will begin Ramadan on Monday, May 6.

As in most European countries, Muslims in Belgium will begin Ramadan on Monday, May 6.

Ramadan will begin in France on Monday, May 6, the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) has just announced, after a meeting at the Grand Mosque of Paris.

As every Ramadan month, Morocco will return to GMT time from May 5 to June 8 next, the Ministry of Public Service Reform and Administration has just announced.

What day will Ramadan begin in France? Sunday, May 5 or Monday, May 6. The exact date will be announced tonight by the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM).

The "Nights of Ramadan " organized each year by the French Institute of Morocco (IFM) are back, to accompany, from May 9 to 14, the holy month of Ramadan. Several headliners are already announced for this unique musical event, which does not intend to shy away from its traditional effervescence.

As every year on the occasion of Ramadan , the Moroccan authorities have decided to send several hundred imams and mourchidates around the world. France will have the largest contingent.

In Sweden, observing Ramadan is a real challenge for the 300,000 resident Muslims, even worse during the months when the sun never sets, namely June and July. A form of abstinence that tests their resilience and imposes on them a polar as well as environmental disorientation.

On the occasion of the advent of the holy month of Ramadan, the DGSN will grant 2,800 widows of its officials an exceptional amount, in order to promote the social conditions and consolidate the ties with these families.

The Ministry of the Interior has announced that the 5757 number will be put back into service starting this Friday. According to the authorities, this is to allow consumers to easily report cases of fraud and illegal commercial practices or unfair competition during the holy month of Ramadan.

The strike of gas distributors in Morocco will not take place during Ramadan. The association of gas distributors has just held a meeting with the government and the supervisory ministry, this Monday, April 29.

Postponed several times for years, the opening of the Great Mosque of Saint Denis is now just a matter of days. The Seine-Saint-Denis prefecture, which considered that the building met the safety standards, notified the "Amal" association that manages this important place of worship where Muslim worshippers are expected on May 3.

Royal recommendations to strengthen the mechanisms put in place in consumer protection, during the month of Ramadan have precipitated an emergency meeting within the Ministry of the Interior.