Tag Archives: Ramadan

There are many types of squirrels in the world. Some live in trees, while others live in underground burrows. The ground squirrels fast for days at a...

Making of the UAE's largest Iftar meal that feeds 35,000 people daily at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque every Ramadan is not an easy task. An army of chefs and cooking assistants work hard to...

Researchers at the University of Southern California studied humans, as well as mice, who went without food for two to four days at a time over a six-month period...

According to the ISIS , the terrorist group, the fast of those who are not affiliated to ISIS is void. Hence, the ones who fast while they are not of the members of ISIS are hypocrite, and they can be...

In this video posted by French Montana on Instagram, Hollywood actor Vin Diesel is heard saying that the concept of Ramadan is “so powerful” and that “it will probably be good for anybody in life”. He describes the discipline the month brings could be a means of recharging and...

Japanese cell biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2016 for his research on how cells recycle and renew their content, a process called autophagy. Fasting activates autophagy, which helps slow down the aging process and has a...

In a message for Islam’s holy month of Ramadan and Id al-Fitr, the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue has released a message, urging Christians and Muslims worldwide to build bridges of brotherhood and...

Popular American astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson stirred up a controversial debate on Twitter when he told Sunni Muslims they were breaking their Ramadan fasts too early. Popular astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is in hot water with Sunni Muslims on social media after telling them they are breaking their Ramadan fasts …

There is a greater significance to fasts than mere abstinence from eating and drinking. The real objective of fasts is to inculcate in man the spirit of abstinence from sins, and cultivation of...

Research by exercise scientists has found that a balanced, protein-pacing, low-calorie diet that includes intermittent fasting not only achieves long-term weight loss, but also helps release toxins in the...