Reducing Muharram to history and law misses its deeper message — one that speaks to a wounded but rising Ummah in Gaza and ...

Amid the ruins of Gaza City, women gather in a hair salon not to escape war, but to reclaim fragments of life, beauty, and selfhood. In a city scarred by loss, they color sorrow with dye, memory, and ...

EGYPT, March 26: As the holy month of Ramadan approaches, a vibrant spirit of celebration envelops the streets, homes, shops, and cafes across Egypt. While time-honored customs such as lanterns and ...

Over in Egypt, in the Al-Barajeel district of Giza, local Muslim groups set up a massive 21ft-by-18ft- lantern in the shape of a mosque in preparation for Ramadan.

The month of Ramadan will commence in June 2015, before which Egypt’s streets are filled with booths packed with lanterns of different shapes and sizes that appeal to children and adults.

In Egypt, traditional colorful metal and glass lanterns are always among the items in high demand ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. However, this year, the inflation-stricken lantern ...

A man makes a Ramadan lantern at his workshop in Cairo, Egypt, on March 21, 2023. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) CAIRO, March 22 (Xinhua) -- In Egypt, traditional colorful metal and glass lanterns are always ...

Sarah Elhosary , Wednesday 22 Mar 2023 The makers of Egypt’s Ramadan lanterns are preserving their deep-rooted traditions despite recent price hikes. Ramadan lanterns photos courtesy of Yasmine ...

CAIRO, March 22 (Xinhua) -- In Egypt, traditional colorful metal and glass lanterns are always among the items in high demand ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Ramadan lanterns, also known as fanoos, have become an expensive commodity this year in Egypt as the country battles with record-high inflation. Thes ...