How Ramadan is muscling out Easter all over Europe: 30,000 Ramadan lights festooned across London. A Muslim crescent flag flying atop Westminster Abbey. Jam-packed mosques while church pews are fast emptying

How Ramadan is muscling out Easter all over Europe: 30,000 Ramadan lights festooned across London. A Muslim crescent flag flying atop Westminster Abbey. Jam-packed mosques while church pews are fast emptying

There are few more joyous places for a Christian at Easter than northern Europe’s tallest and largest Gothic cathedral in the city of Cologne. This morning, thousands of worshippers from Germany and across... Read more »
Celebrations and gatherings expected as east Londoners mark end of Ramadan

Celebrations and gatherings expected as east Londoners mark end of Ramadan

Celebrations and gatherings expected as east Londoners mark end of Ramadan 09 Apr 2024 11.31 am Time 107.5 Green Street in Upton Park (credit:Google Maps) Residents in east London are getting ready... Read more »
Muslims break their Ramadan fast with Jewish neighbours in a north London synagogue

Muslims break their Ramadan fast with Jewish neighbours in a north London synagogue

19:00 I manage to escape waitress duty and spot the man who recited the adhan at one of the tables, so I head over to say hello. Ali Amla,44, is the Youth... Read more »
London’s Muslims start Ramadan fearing for their safety

London’s Muslims start Ramadan fearing for their safety

LONDON For the Muslim community in London, the holy month of Ramadan has started this year with a sense of trepidation. A spike in Islamophobia spurred by Israel’s war on Gaza and... Read more »
Ramadan in the UK: Muslim charities hand out food as economic crisis bites

Ramadan in the UK: Muslim charities hand out food as economic crisis bites

It’s a grey afternoon on the eighth day of Ramadan, and lines of women, many with empty prams, are stood outside the East London Mosque in Tower Hamlets. Some wear masks. Others... Read more »
Thousands of Muslims mark end of Ramadan by celebrating Eid

Thousands of Muslims mark end of Ramadan by celebrating Eid

Thousands of Muslims mark end of Ramadan by celebrating Eid at Trafalgar Square with costumes, food stalls, comedy and music Eid fell on May 1 this year but London’s Trafalgar Square celebrated... Read more »
Ramadan Friendship Dinner brings together families, faiths

Ramadan Friendship Dinner brings together families, faiths

A celebration of friendship and culture took place in south London Friday evening, as families and dignitaries gathered for the tenth annual Ramadan Friendship Dinner. The event was hosted by the Canadian-Iraqi-Turkmen... Read more »
Breaking Ramadan fast at the Tower is remarkable

Breaking Ramadan fast at the Tower is remarkable

F or the last two Ramadans, Muslims across the country have been celebrating the special breaking of their fast meals at home. Eating alone mutes the feelings of joy we feel by... Read more »
What time is Suhoor and Iftar today? Ramadan 2022 UK timetable in full and fasting times explained

What time is Suhoor and Iftar today? Ramadan 2022 UK timetable in full and fasting times explained

Muslims around the world are observing the fast which shapes the holy month of Ramadan. Because the days will gradually increase in length, the fasting period becomes progressively more challenging as the... Read more »
Dagenham man, 19, who died in crash involving 5 people after Ramadan prayer named

Dagenham man, 19, who died in crash involving 5 people after Ramadan prayer named

A 19-year-old man has been named locally following a fatal crash involving five men in the early hours of Wednesday morning (April 6). Navid Babul was reportedly attending evening prayer at an... Read more »