Join our Community
Support ToI and remove all ads
Learn more

ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 530

Muslim holidays

Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah speaks via a video link, as his supporters raise their hands, during the Shiite holy day of Ashura, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, August 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
August 9, 2022, 2:27 pm
Hezbollah warns Israel: ‘Any arm’ trying to steal Lebanon’s wealth ‘will be cut off’
Nasrallah’s remarks come amid intensified US efforts to resolve an ongoing maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel; speech made during the Shiite holy day of Ashura
By Agencies
Iranian worshippers take part in the morning prayer ceremony for Eid al-Adha, celebrated by Muslims worldwide, at Tehran's Imam Khomeini Mosalla mosque, on July 10, 2022. (AFP)
July 17, 2022, 7:12 pm
Iran pardons, commutes sentences for 2,200 convicts to mark Muslim holidays
Supreme leader Khamenei ‘granted pardons or commuted the sentences of 2,272 convicts’ for the Eid al-Adha and Ghadir religious holidays
By AFP
President Reuven Rivlin speats at an education conference in Kiryat Ono on August 22, 2017. (Roy Alima/Flash90)
August 31, 2017, 6:17 pm
Rivlin, Abbas speak by phone ahead of Muslim holiday
Presidents express hope of security and calm for their peoples in the coming weeks
By ToI Staff
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson leaves after a meeting with EU officials at EU headquarters, on the sidelines of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit, in Brussels, on May 25, 2017. (AFP/Thierry Charlier)
May 27, 2017, 11:18 am
Tillerson reportedly declines to host annual Ramadan event
Decision breaks longstanding tradition at State Department; agency says still mulling reception to mark Muslim holiday in July
By ToI Staff
Michel Ayoub, an Arab-Israeli Christian man carrying out the role of a "musaharati," the traditional figure who awakens Muslims for the "suhur," the pre-dawn traditional meal before Muslims start their fast during the sacred month of Ramadan, greets a woman in the street as he rouses Muslim residents in the northern Israeli port city of Acre on June 16, 2016. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
June 25, 2016, 3:30 pm
Tambourine in hand, a Christian wakes up Acre’s Muslims for Ramadan
Michel Ayoub rises at 2 a.m. each morning during holy month to reach out to ‘our Muslim brothers who endure hunger and thirst’
By Majeda El Batsh
Muslim pilgrims pray outside Namira mosque in Arafat, on the second and most significant day of the annual hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, September 23, 2015. (AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
May 29, 2016, 4:54 pm
As citizens set to miss hajj, Iran says Saudi Arabia ‘blocking path to Allah’
In latest spat between regional rivals, Tehran claiming Riyadh ignored ‘the security and respect’ of its pilgrims to Mecca
By Siavosh GHAZI
Apple in honey and pomegranate, traditionally eaten during Rosh Hashanah (Noam Revkin Fenton/ Flash90)
January 16, 2016, 12:05 pm
Keeping Jewish holidays, Maryland schools add more religious festivals
Under pressure to cater to more faiths, Howard County adds Eid al-Adha to calendar, along with Diwali, Lunar New Year Eve
By JTA
Israelis do yoga on an empty Tel Aviv street, on Yom Kippur, on September 23 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash 90)
September 23, 2015, 9:17 pm
Minor violence as sweltering Yom Kippur comes to an end
2,220 people treated by medical teams for bike injuries, dehydration; several stone-throwing incidents reported
By ToI Staff
March 6, 2015, 5:11 am
In first, NYC schools to close for Muslim holidays
Schools to shutter for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha; announcement fulfills campaign pledge by Mayor Bill de Blasio
By JTA
Load More
Sign in or Register
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.
Never miss breaking news on Israel
Get notifications to stay updated
You're subscribed
image
Register for free
and continue reading
Registering also lets you comment on articles and helps us improve your experience. It takes just a few seconds.
Already registered? Enter your email to sign in.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Once registered, you’ll receive our Daily Edition email for free.
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.