An important festival for followers of Islam is coming up, one commemorating sacrifice and representing a time of prayer and gathering with family and friends. The second major festival in Islam, Eid ...

Eid literally means a “festival” or “feast” in Arabic. It is celebrated twice a year as Eid al-Adha, (pronounced eed al-Ahd-huh) and Eid al-Fitr. The two Eids recognize, celebrate and recall two ...

The historic town of Jumilla was on the frontline of conflict between Muslims and Christians when the Moors were kicked out of southern Spain in the 13th century. Muslim migrants may have felt more ...

Ken Chitwood is a senior research fellow, Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis and journalist-fellow at the Dornsife Center for Religion and Civic ...

Spain's leftist government on Monday ordered a town to scrap its plan to ban Islamic festivals, declaring the move 'racist'. It comes after the town council of Jumilla, in the southeastern region of ...

The Islamic Arts Festival kicked off at the University of Houston Saturday, bringing a dizzying array of textiles, calligraphy and geometric art to the campus. The festival, located at UH’s Student ...

Islamic New Year 2025: The Islamic New Year, known as Hijri New Year, marks the beginning of the Islamic lunar calendar. It is celebrated on the first day of Muharram. This important date celebrates ...

A SPANISH town has banned Muslims from using public facilities to celebrate religious festivals deemed "alien to its identity". The ban was passed in Jumilla, in Murica - which is understood to be the ...

Spain’s Ombudsman announced in early August that he would look into the Jumilla local authority’s plan to bar Muslims from using public facilities to celebrate their religious festivals. The authority ...