[ad_1] I still remember my first conversation with Ashutosh Nerlekar about five years ago. The Executive Chef at The Park, Chennai had just moved in from Pune and was keen to explore Chennai’s vibrant food scene. We spoke about all the diverse food experiences that each of the city’s traditional neighbourhoods offer. A year later … Read more
[ad_1] A massive Israeli security presence lined the streets of Jerusalem as up to 250,000 Palestinian Muslims performed the fourth and probably final Friday prayer of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Mosque. More than 3,200 police, border police and Shin Bet security agents were deployed on roads leading to the mosque. Authorities allowed women of all ages, … Read more
[ad_1] Israel has banned visits by non-Muslims to the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem until the end of Ramadan. The move followed outrage after Israeli security forces permitted about 800 settlers to pray in the compound on Tuesday morning, the sixth day of the Passover holiday, in breach of a longstanding agreement that prohibits … Read more
[ad_1] CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shared Iftar with Ukrainian Muslim soldiers observing Ramadan on Friday, in what he said would become an annual “new tradition of respect.” Iftar is the meal breaking the daily fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Addressing participants at the dinner which included leaders of the Mejlis, … Read more
[ad_1] Amid Israeli attacks on Palestinians inside Al-Aqsa mosque, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for people of faith worldwide to “join their voices in a common prayer for peace”, as the holy observances of Ramadan, Easter and Passover coincide this week. The UN chief, during an interview with UN News’s Arabic service, acknowledged that … Read more
[ad_1] CNN — Israeli police stormed the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, one of Islam’s holiest sites, during Ramadan prayers early Wednesday, arresting hundreds of Palestinians and sparking retaliatory rocket fire from militants in Gaza. Footage shared on social media showed Israeli officers striking screaming people with batons inside the darkened building. Eyewitnesses told CNN that … Read more