Each Islamic month lasts either 29 or 30 days, depending on the moon’s visibility. Consequently, a lunar year is ...

If Shawwal is a 29-day month in the UAE, then the final day of the month will be Sunday April 27. This would then mean that, ...

Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario ...

The other day I asked a friend where he would be during Jyeshtha? He looked at me uncomprehending, and finally expostulated: ...

Hajj 2025 is coming… Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and it is one of the Five Pillars of Islam ...

On September 21, 1792, or Year I as it was soon to be known, the monarchy was abolished and the French First Republic was ...

Pohela Boishakh is literally the first day (pohela) of Boishakh, the first month in the traditional Bengali calendar.

The Bengali New Year, or Pohela Boishakh, as traditionally called by the Bengali community members, marks the first day of ...

Date: Poila Boishakh marks the first day of the Bengali New Year, celebrated with great enthusiasm by the Bengali community.

Muslims follow the Hijri calendar, a lunar calendar, to determine auspicious dates for religious events, Hajj, and other ...

China’s 84% tariffs have slammed into U.S. markets. The fallout could be ugly—and investors are already repositioning. The move comes in retaliation to Trump’s 104% tariffs on Chinese goods ...

Unlike the Gregorian calendar, which is based on solar years and only shifts between 365 or 366 days (every four years), the Hijri calendar is based on the cycles of the moon. This means each month in ...