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  The Supreme Court has called on all Muslims across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to sight the crescent of the blessed month of Ramadan on Tuesday evening, Sha’ban 29, 1444 AH, corresponding to March 21, 2023.

  RIYADH: The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has called upon the citizens and residents to search for the crescent of the month of Ramadan 1444 on the evening of Tuesday, the 29th of Sha’ban 1444 corresponding to the 21st of March 2023. The Supreme Court further said to report any sightings to the local courts of their residence. The official Hilal Sighting Committee is seated in Sudair and headed by the lead astronomer of Al Majmah University Dr. Abdullah Khudairi. The official results of the sightings will be made by the Supreme Court following Maghrib Prayers on Tuesday Evening.

MAKKAH: The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced that it will conduct this year’s Hajj with participation of Hujjaj from around the world for the first time in 2 years. The Ministry also said that it had set the maximum number of participants to be 1 million, a jump from 60,000 Hujjaj last year under the COVID-19 Precuationary Measures. Among the requirements the Ministry said that the Hujjaj would need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and the maximum age of Hujjaj has been set to 65 years.

English club Arsenal’s star Mesut Özil has donated 713,000 Turkish liras ($101,000) to the Turkish Red Crescent in response to a funding drive coinciding with the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The money will be used to provide iftar – the evening meal at which fasting is broken at the end of the day – to 16,000 people in Turkey, according to the group. Families in Turkey and Syria will be able to receive 2,000 food packages thanks to Özil’s donation, while 90,000 iftar packages will be distributed in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. In total, 114 thousand people will receive aid with the donation. "At the Red Crescent, we stand by those in need 365 days a year. Of course, we do this thanks to donations made by philanthropist friends who follow our work. As donations increase, we will be able to reach even more people in need," said Kerem Kınık, head of the Turkish Red Crescent, while thanking the German-based footballer for the donation. "Thanks to our

A British Member of Parliament decided to join the fast during the first week of the holy month of Ramadan. Paul Bristow, Conservative MP for Peterborough in Eastern England, announced his decision via video on Twitter.   I am fasting for the first week of #Ramadan . I want to share this experience with the 20,000 Muslims who live in my City #proudofpeterborough #RamadanMubarak pic.twitter.com/dwqf9HY5I7 — Paul Bristow MP #StayHomeSaveLives (@paulbristow79) April 23, 2020 “Ramadan is a time for spiritual reflection, self-improvement and heightened worship. For the first week of Ramadan, I too, have decided to observe the fast. I am not Muslim,” Bristow said. Every day, Bristow has been recording vlogs sharing his fasting experience on his site and Twitter. In the UK, the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has  published guidelines  for Muslims on how to conduct themselves during Ramadan this year while the country remains under lockdown. Across the UK, many m

New York City will provide over 500,000 free halal meals to Muslims during Ramadan, Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) announced this week. The city will distribute 400,000 halal meals at 32 specific Department of Education sites in areas where there are “large Musl im communities,”  de Blasio announced on Thursday.  Another 100,000 will be distributed through partnerships with community-based organizations, such as food pantries or soup kitchens. “One of Ramadan’s most noble callings is to feed the hungry. And it’s a crucial part of how the holiday is celebrated, to remember to be there for those in need,” de Blasio said at a press briefing on Thursday. “And that is now harder than ever.” “Obviously, people can’t go to their mosques,” he continued. “In fact, mosques have often been a place that those who were hungry, those who were poor, would know they could go during Ramadan to break the fast.” “They knew there would always be a meal there for them. That’s not going to be t