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Muslim university students balance responsibilities of Eid, exam season
Hanzalah Hussain stands during the Eid-ul-fitr prayer at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon, Sask., on Monday, May 2, 2022. Heywood Yu/ The Globe and Mail
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Egypt’s government frees 41 prisoners ahead of Eid holiday
Egyptian doctor and political activist Walid Shawky talks on the phone in Cairo following his release from the police station in al-Abassya district, on April 24, 2022. - Egypt ordered the release of 41 political prisoners from pre-trial detention, according to a leading political figure, in a country where many more remain behind bars. (Photo by Mohamed EL-RAAI / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMED EL-RAAI/AFP via Getty Images)
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The rare convergence of Ramadan, Passover and Easter recalls a shared religious journey
Charles L. Cohen
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Shooter dead after killing two, wounding several in central Tel Aviv
A woman reacts at the scene of a shooting attack In Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Israeli health officials say two people were killed and at least eight others wounded in a shooting in central Tel Aviv. The shooting on Thursday evening, the fourth attack in recent weeks, occurred in a crowded area with several bars and restaurants. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit). (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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Muslims look forward to celebrating Ramadan communally again
Members of the Iqaluit Masjid gather for afternoon prayer in Iqaluit, Nunavut on Friday, April 1, 2022. It's the week before Ramadan and Iqaluit's Muslim community is getting ready to come together for the first time in a year when public health restrictions meant they couldn't gather. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dustin Patar
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Indonesia greets Ramadan with mass prayer as COVID-19 restrictions ease
Muslim women perform an evening prayer called 'tarawih' that marks the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, April 2, 2022. During Ramadan Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian during clashes in West Bank
Israeli security forces deploy amid clashes with Palestinian protesters in Hebron city in the occupied West Bank, on April 1, 2022. - Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man during clashes in the flashpoint occupied West Bank city of Hebron, the latest in a surge of violence, the Palestinian health ministry said. The Palestinian Wafa news agency identified the dead man as Ahmad al-Atrash, who had previously served six years in an Israeli prison. (Photo by MOSAB SHAWER / AFP) (Photo by MOSAB SHAWER/AFP via Getty Images)
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Saudi-offered, rebel-rejected cease-fire starts in Yemen war
Houthi supporters attend a rally marking the seventh anniversary of the Saudi-led coalition's intervention in Yemen's war in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, 26 March, 2022. (AP Photo/Abdulsalam Sharhan)
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COVID-19 pandemic, Mideast tensions stifle Eid al-Fitr celebrations
Muslim men perform Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan on a street in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
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Coronavirus Update: Trudeau won’t state position on waiving COVID-19 vaccine patents
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a press conference to update Canadians on the COVID-19 pandemic, in Ottawa on Friday, May 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Palestinian worshippers, Israeli police clash in Jerusalem as tensions rise again
Palestinian protesters hurl stones during clashes with Israeli police at the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, on May 7, 2021. (Photo by Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Celebrating Ramadan during COVID-19′s third wave
*DO NOT USE*Danieh Khan (right) passes a date to her mother, while her sister Urba Khan (centre) and niece Sophia Khan (left) watch on. The Khan family break their fast with dates and water while picnicking in a Surrey, BC park.
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Car bomb kills at least 27 people in eastern Afghanistan, officials say
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Five people wounded in knife attack at mosque in Albania, police say
Police stand outside Dine Hoxha mosque after a knife attack in Tirana, Albania, on April 19, 2021.
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For Canadian Muslims, second pandemic Ramadan is a time of hope and sadness
Muslim men pray before sunrise on the first day of Ramadan, at the Masjid mosque, in Toronto, on Aug. 1, 2011.
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Taliban, Ghani declare three-day cease fire for Eid holiday
In this Wednesday, May 20, 2020 photo, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, right, and fellow leader under a recently signed power-sharing agreement, Abdullah Abdullah, center, hold a meeting with U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad aimed at resuscitating a U.S.-Taliban peace deal signed in February, at the Presidential Palace, in Kabul, Afghanistan. (The Presidential Palace via AP)
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COVID-19 fears grow as mosques reopen in West Africa
COVID-19 fears grow as mosques reopen in West Africa
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Islamic call to prayer is being heard for the first time across Canada
The Al Rashid mosque in Edmonton is shown on Sept. 22, 2012.