In India, the crescent moon will be sighted at 6 pm today to determine the start of Ramadan. However, in Saudi Arabia and ...

Muslims in Indonesia are shopping for sweets and new clothes and taking part in traditional festivities as millions mark the ...

Amid fragile ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon and shifting dynamics for Iran, Syria and others, the region is preparing for the ...

Deep in the Saudi Arabian desert, a group of robed men are peering into the sky, trying to spot the crescent moon that ...

The Muslim holiday of Ramadan starts tonight, Feb. 28, and lasts until March 29. The monthlong observance of Ramadan is a ...

Officials prepare a telescope to scan the horizon for a crescent moon that will determine the beginning of the holy fasting ...

The moon sighting before Ramadan is a practice that is a traditional and essential aspect of the Islamic faith as it ...

An attacker blew himself up Friday in a mosque at a pro-Taliban seminary in northwestern Pakistan. No group immediately ...

Ramadan is determined by the Islamic lunar calendar which begins with the sighting of the crescent moon. In Malaysia on Friday, the Islamic authorities conducted a moon sighting to determine the date ...

Official Ramadan events will be held by dozens of towns. Here's where and how Muslim communities won the embrace of their ...

The month of Ramadan is one of the holiest months in Islam, coming after Sha'ban. Muslims eagerly await Ramadan throughout ...

Muslims prepare for Ramadan, a month of fasting, prayer, and reflection, starting at sunset Friday and ending March 30. Follow Newsweek's live blog.