Islamic New Year, also known as Muharram, holds great historical significance in the Islamic calendar. It marks the migration of the Prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina ...

In countries adhering to the Islamic calendar, the New Year, known as Hijri, whispers its arrival on the first day of Muharram. The date floats each year, a lunar phantom marking Prophet Muhammad ...

Travelling during Ramadan? Here's what you need to know. What is the Islamic New Year—and how is it celebrated? What is the Islamic New Year—and how is it celebrated?

The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar. Dates are calculated based on the lunar phases, and each new month begins when the waxing crescent moon appears in the sky. The 12-month lunar year is ...

Witnesses and officials in the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk say a man with an axe has attacked a new year parade by Assyrian Christians and wounded three people ...

Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy ...

Abdullah, whose family was displaced when Islamic State militants swept into ... he said that the Assyrian community had celebrated their new year, known as Akitu, in Duhok since the 1990s without ...