eid al Fitr
Anti-harassment campaigns report harassment cases during Eid
Egypt
July 31, 2014
Anti-harassment campaigns report harassment cases during Eid
Anti-harassment activists announced that they documented around 35 cases of physical sexual harassment during Eid al-Fitr in Cairo, as well…
New clothes for Eid: A longstanding social ritual
Fashion
September 12, 2010
New clothes for Eid: A longstanding social ritual
Delicious cookies, family gatherings and a frenzy of phone calls and messages are some of the characteristic features of the…
Egypt frees 10 more Bedouin detainees in Sinai
Egypt
September 11, 2010
Egypt frees 10 more Bedouin detainees in Sinai
Egypt's interior minister will free a further 10 Bedouin detainees, state media and security sources said on Saturday, part of…
Shawwal moon sighting and clock changes imminent
Egypt
September 8, 2010
Shawwal moon sighting and clock changes imminent
Six committees from Dar al-Ifta have been assigned to keep watch for the appearance of the moon's crescent this evening,…
Joy and sorrow
Books
May 5, 2010
Joy and sorrow
In his book 'Lessan Al-Arab' ("The Arabic Language"), linguist Ibn Manzour el-Afriqi provides a precise definition of the post-Ramadan Eid…