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☆ Kashmir: This disputed region of India has bread that rival France’s
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Smitha Menon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

While rice is the staple that’s cooked in households across Kashmir, bread is what drives the local community and economy. With so much traditional knowledge guarded and passed down through generations, Kashmir’s bread culture could qualify for a UNESCO intangible heritage listing and possibly rival France’s boulangerie tradition. Her father hailed from Kashmir so for her, summertime equals Kashmir, and Kashmir equals a warm, pillowy girda. When she returned years later, to learn more about Kashmir’s bread culture from her neighborhood baker, she was promptly told off. “Bread is really sacred in Kashmir and that relationship that a family has with their local kandurwan is really special.

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☆ He's British, she's Australian. Here's their trick to traveling 10,000 miles — with kids in tow
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Marylou Costa | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Stopover: Seoul, South KoreaPros: Seoul's street food, kid-friendly Korean Air The cinema-themed Hotel28 provides popcorn and gift packs for kids on arrival. Source: MaryLou CostaGetting to Seoul was a cinch on Korean Air, which lets parents pre-book kids' meals like pizza, hot dogs and barbecue chicken. If there's no connecting flight to your destination on the day itself, Korean Air includes a free night's stay at the five-star Grand Hyatt Incheon. Korean Air offered us a free new flight to Australia — a week later. We took a 1.5-hour flight to the beach town of Krabi, where we spent a week at the ShellSea Krabi resort.

Persons: MaryLou Costa, Costa, Grand, Krabi Organizations: London, South Korea, Korean Air, Korean, Grand Hyatt Incheon, Australia —, Don Mueang International, United Arab Emirates, Pricey, Dubai Aquarium Locations: Ingham, Australia, Queensland, Europe, United Kingdom, Seoul, South, Myeongdong, South Korea, London, Bangkok, Thailand, Brisbane, Krabi, Dubai, United, Burj, Pricey Dubai, Aquaventure, Burj Khalifa, Singapore

☆ A man who's visited over 100 McDonald's restaurants around the world shares 10 items he thinks should be on every US menu
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Priyanka Rajput | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Having traveled to over 55 countries, photojournalist Gary He has tried many McDonald's menus. In his upcoming book, He has captured the cultural essence of McDonald's locations around the world. Speaking to Business Insider, He shared the top 10 items he wishes were on American menus. The book features over 200 photographs of menu items and architectural wonders that showcase how this American chain has integrated across cultures. AdvertisementHere, we've rounded the 10 global items He wishes were on American menus.

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☆ A Former Guantánamo Prisoner’s New Life
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Carol Rosenberg | Natalie Keyssar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On the 15th night of Ramadan in a suburb of Belize City, Majid Khan and his family of four sat down for a traditional iftar meal to break the daylight hours fast. There was a leg of a lamb that Majid, a former Guantánamo detainee, had slaughtered himself, sweets brought by a sister in Maryland, dates from Saudi Arabia. The talk was small, about whether the biryani dish was too spicy and how the lamb was perfectly roasted. For two decades, this family meal was not possible. He pleaded guilty and became a government cooperator — and, all that time, his wife waited for him in Pakistan.

Persons: Majid Khan, Majid, Hamza, Rabia, Manaal, Khan, — Organizations: Central Locations: Belize City, Maryland, Saudi Arabia, Central American, Al Qaeda, Belize, Indonesia, United States, Guantánamo, Pakistan

☆ This Ramadan, queer and transgender Muslims made their own community
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Shahamat Uddin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Queer and transgender Muslims came together to break their Ramadan fasts. But for queer and transgender Muslims, this practice of ummah, or the connectedness Muslims feel while exercising their faith together, has often made them feel excluded from traditional Ramadan celebrations. Courtesy of Dinean RobinsonThe iftar — which included prayers led by a queer Muslim community member named Shiffa, and joyful drag-queen performances — was just one of many ways queer and transgender Muslims fostered community this Ramadan. Dena Igusti celebrated this Ramadan with fellow queer Muslims, saying it helped them get back in touch with their faith. In New York City, queer Muslims joined in song and dance at the LGBT Community Center's iftar to celebrate their layered identities.

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☆ How Muslim Americans are observing Eid-al-Fitr in the midst of the crisis in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

In Gaza, it’s customary to make large batches of the cookies during Eid and other holidays to distribute to family and friends. Ahead of Eid, El-Haddad and her daughters prepare ka'ik, traditional ring-shaped cookies stuffed with date paste. Some other Muslim Americans aren’t in the mood to celebrateFor some other Muslim Americans, the ongoing assault on Gaza has cast a shadow over Eid festivities. Given the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, some Muslim American communities are not in the mood for elaborate Eid celebrations this year. So on Eid, El-Haddad will honor her aunt by cooking sumagiyya the way she knows how.

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☆ Hamas says Israeli proposal fails to meet Palestinian demands, but is under review
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Hamas said on Tuesday that an Israeli proposal on a ceasefire in their war in Gaza did not meet the demands of Palestinian militant factions, but it would study the offer further and deliver its response to mediators. Other airstrikes were reported in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza and Rafah in the far south. "The movement (Hamas) is interested in reaching an agreement that puts an end to the aggression on our people. Despite that, the Israeli position remains intransigent and it didn't meet any of the demands of our people and our resistance," Hamas said in a statement following the latest ceasefire proposal. It said it would review the proposal further and go back to the mediators with its response.

Persons: Nusseirat, Al, Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S . Central Intelligence Agency William Burns Organizations: Hamas, Residents, U.S . Central Intelligence Agency Locations: Rafah, Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, Cairo, Al, Al Aqsa, Deir al

☆ Middle East Crisis Amid Fears of Expanded War, U.S. Renews Push for Hostage and Cease-Fire Deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Since the start of the war in Gaza in October, the aid group said, it had delivered more than 43 million meals there. Mr. Al-Asaad knows many people relied on meals from World Central Kitchen, which often consisted of rice and beans and sometimes meat or chicken. His family rarely got the meals “because the demand was more than the supply,” Mr. Al-Asaad said in an interview on Friday. “Eggs cost more than gold,” Mr. Al-Asaad, 45, wrote in the caption. The World Food Program, an arm of the United Nations, says that famine is imminent in northern Gaza.

Persons: Suhail Al, Asaad, José Andrés, Mr, Biden, Israel, ”, Mohammad al, Masri, doesn’t Organizations: Mr, Food Program, United Nations, World Health Organization Locations: Gaza City, Rafah, Gaza, WhatsApp

☆ Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, 7 aid workers killed in Gaza strike
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Heather Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

A Palestinian-American doctor walked out of a meeting with US President Joe Biden before it was over Tuesday evening, underscoring the high tensions, anger and concern from Arab, Palestinian and Muslim-American communities around the Israel-Hamas war. “I said it was disappointing I’m the only Palestinian here, and out of respect for my community, I’m going to leave,” Ahmad said he told the president. Before he left, he handed Biden a letter from an 8-year-old orphaned girl, Hadeel, who lives in Rafah. “I beg you, President Biden, stop them from entering Rafah,” a translation of the letter shared with CNN says. Biden told him he understood that he needed to leave, Ahmad said.

Persons: Joe Biden, Thaer Ahmad, Kamala Harris, Jake Sullivan, ” Biden, “, ” Ahmad, Khan Younis, Al Nasser, Biden, Hadeel, Israel's, Ahmad Organizations: CNN, White Locations: Israel, Chicago, Gaza, Rafah, “

☆ How Biden’s White House Gathering for Ramadan Unraveled Over Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Erica L. Green | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

When the White House invited Muslim community leaders for a dinner this week celebrating the holy month of Ramadan, the responses started coming in fast: Decline. Many of the invitees, distressed over President Biden’s support for Israel’s war in Gaza, said they would not attend an iftar meal with the president on Tuesday evening while so many Palestinians were under siege. “How can we talk to you about famine and starvation over bread and steak?” said Dr. Thaer Ahmad, a Palestinian American doctor who was in Gaza in January. The moment epitomized just how problematic the war in Gaza has become for Mr. Biden, who is increasingly critical of Israel but still resisting calls from within his party to set conditions on weapons sales to the country.

Persons: Biden’s, ”, Thaer Ahmad, Biden Organizations: White House, Muslim Locations: Gaza, Palestinian, Israel

“Continuing his tradition of honoring the Muslim community during Ramadan, President Biden will host a meeting with Muslim community leaders to discuss issues of importance to the community,” a White House official said. Vice President Kamala Harris, senior Muslim administration officials, senior members of Biden’s national security team and fewer than a dozen invited guests are expected to attend the meeting, per a senior administration official. White House officials have held several meetings with prominent Arab American and Muslim leaders in various cities. Last month, senior White House officials met with Arab, Muslim and Palestinian American community leaders in Chicago. Tom Perez, the White House director of intergovernmental affairs, and Steve Benjamin, director of public engagement, participated in the meeting, among others.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, ”, “, Eid, Kamala Harris, Ramadan, Tom Perez, Steve Benjamin Organizations: Washington CNN, White, CNN, “, White House, American, Democratic Locations: Israel, Gaza, Northern Gaza, ”, White, Palestinian American, Chicago, Michigan

☆ International food charity says seven of its workers killed in Israeli airstrike
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Several staff of the non-profit World Central Kitchen were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza overnight, the organization's founder José Andrés wrote on social media site X. "Today @WCKitchen lost several of our sisters and brothers in an IDF air strike in Gaza. I am heartbroken and grieving for their families and friends and our whole WCK family ... The Israeli government needs to stop this indiscriminate killing," Andres wrote. The Israeli military said in a statement early Tuesday, cited by the New York Times, that it was "conducting a thorough review at the highest levels to understand the circumstances of this tragic incident."

Persons: José Andrés, @WCKitchen, Andres Organizations: Hamas, New York Times Locations: Rafah, Gaza, Israel

☆ Opinion: Preaching spiritual coexistence during Ramadan as a Palestinian-Israeli imam
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Opinion Sheikh Khalil Al-Baz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

This year my coexistence organization, Abrahamic Reunion, has hosted our 20th annual coexistence Iftar meal, this time in Jerusalem. Ramadan is a time when Muslims have to think about the other who is less fortunate than themselves. That is the essence of spiritual coexistence, in which your self-image makes room for the humanity of others. Spiritual coexistence means building bridges out of celebration, grief and the acknowledgment of God above us, no matter your faith. An Israeli whose wife was the first Bedouin woman honored with lighting a torch at Israel’s national Independence Day ceremony.

Persons: Sheikh Khalil al, Baz, Sana, Abraham, Gazans, “ Allahu Akbar ”, Allah, God Organizations: CNN, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Tel Sheva, Israel, Palestine, Jerusalem, Gaza, Negev, Tel, Israeli

☆ Rearranging my work for Ramadan helped me avoid burnout year-round. I learned I don't have to be always available.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Anmol Irfan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Instead, I forced myself to try to do it all in an effort to prove that I could balance both work and worship. When the last Ramadan came around, I was already doing a part-time Quran course three days a week that was continuing throughout Ramadan. In addition to limited working hours, the hours I worked changed. This left me three hours to work on my writing before I had to leave for my Quran class. AdvertisementDuring Ramadan last year, Anmol Irfan scheduled her day so she was only working three hours each day.

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☆ UN chief urges massive Gaza aid flow, sees 'dramatic starvation'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Secretary-General answered questions on upcoming COP28 meeting in Dubai and continued war between Israel and Hamas. Israel should lift all obstacles to aid into Gaze and allow convoys of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA into northern Gaza where starvation is looming, Guterres said. Palestinians wait to receive food during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip March 13, 2024. Mohammed Abed | Afp | Getty ImagesIsrael stopped all imports of food, medicine, power and fuel into Gaza at the start of the war. Although it later let in aid deliveries, aid organisations say security checks and the difficulty of moving through a war zone have greatly hindered their operations.

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☆ This Ramadan, American Muslims say they feel urgent need to send aid to Gaza as threat of mass starvation looms
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Monica Haider | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

On Friday, the European Union announced it’s opening an emergency maritime aid corridor from Cyprus to Gaza with allies including the US. The day prior, President Joe Biden announced the US Military is planning to build a temporary port along the Gaza coast to try to deliver much-needed humanitarian relief. In 2023, the nonprofit Islamic Relief raised more than $30 million in online donations during Ramadan, according to a spokesman for the organization. The charity, Human Appeal, has provided humanitarian relief in Gaza since 1991, according to Samina Taj, the organization’s associate director of communications. Since the start of the war in Gaza, Taj said their teams have mobilized to try to meet the desperate need for aid.

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☆ How to work out and eat to maintain muscle and fitness while fasting during Ramadan
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Rachel Hosie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

If you're conscious of holding on to your muscle during Ramadan, Abdalla recommends limiting cardio to twice a week and, like him, doing it after iftar. AdvertisementIf you want to do heavy weight training, Abdalla advises doing so early in the morning before suhoor (sunrise), so you can refuel properly afterward. Your fitness levels and physique may change temporarilyIt's important to be realistic — given your lifestyle changes during Ramadan, your fitness levels likely will too. Faisal AbdallaYou can maintain your weightWhile some people are worried about gaining weight during Ramadan, others tend to lose it. "If anything, people tend to lose weight, especially in these warmer months where the window for eating is significantly smaller.

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☆ Muslims spot Ramadan crescent moon in Saudi Arabia, meaning month of fasting starts Monday for many
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Officials saw the crescent moon Sunday night in Saudi Arabia, home to the holiest sites in Islam, marking the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan for many of the world's 1.8 billion Muslims. Saudi state television reported that authorities there saw the crescent moon. However, there are some Asia-Pacific countries like Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, that will begin Ramadan on Tuesday after failing to see the crescent moon. In Saudi Arabia, the kingdom had been urging the public to watch the skies from Sunday night in preparation for the sighting of the crescent moon. The Palestinian territories will begin Ramadan on Monday as well.

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☆ Opinion | I’m the Mayor of Dearborn, Mich., and My City Feels Betrayed
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Abdullah H. Hammoud | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Dearborn doesn’t sleep,” I recently told an out-of-state visitor to my hometown. It was a reference to the celebratory time of Ramadan, when our city breaks bread together for iftar at sunset and suhoor, before sunrise, each day. Dearborn does not sleep. Our entire city is haunted by the images, videos and stories streaming out of Gaza. Many of us lived it, and still bear the scars of life under occupation and apartheid.

Persons: “, ” Organizations: “ Dearborn Locations: Dearborn, Gaza

☆ Dreaming of a New Iran
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Farnaz Fassihi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Dreaming of a New Iran Diaries from three young womenThe uprising began in September, after a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, died in the custody of Iran’s morality police. To better understand how daily life in Iran has transformed, we asked three young women to keep a diary for five weeks. We are brothers and sisters.”Since November, hundreds of schools across Iran have reported mysterious incidents of poisoning with toxic gas. In the weeks since the three young women chronicled their experiences, the government has engaged in diplomatic outreach to project stability. For many in the country, including Ghazal, Kimia and Parnian, a desire for a better life in a new, free Iran remains.

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Traditional dishes are served for lunch at a Crimean Tatar restaurant in Kyiv. The Crimean Tatars were accused of collaborating with the Nazis and were taken off in cattle trucks to the Ural Mountains and to Uzbekistan, thousands of kilometers away. I see now how stupid it is to hold back on making new friends and acquaintances.”Crimean Tatar history books -- Viktor Shevchenko's reading during frontline deployments. According to Shevchenko, Crimean Tatars are grateful Ukraine allowed them to return in the 1990s. Ukraine’s politicians, too, were too often guilty of making empty pledges, Shevchenko said, promising greater freedoms for Crimean Tatars that never materialized.

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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, the single highest executive-representative body of the Crimean Tatars, and representatives of the Muslim clergy, Zelensky thanked the Muslim community. Zelensky has repeatedly vowed to liberate Crimea, which he says remains “part of Ukrainian people and society. “Russia’s attempt to enslave Ukraine and other people of Europe began precisely from the occupation of the Ukrainian Crimea, precisely from repressions in the Crimea against Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar freedom, against Crimean Muslims,” Zelensky said. “The liberation of Crimea has no alternatives not only for Ukraine, but also for the whole world.”

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, ” Iftar, Zelensky, “, ” Zelensky, ” Organizations: CNN Locations: Crimean Tatars, Ukraine, Crimea, Moscow, Europe, Ukrainian Crimea, Crimean, Crimean Muslims

☆ 6 ways to support Muslim coworkers who are fasting during Ramadan
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Allana Akhtar | Marguerite Ward | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

For many Muslims, Ramadan means abstaining from food and drink while at work. So, how can non-Muslim colleagues be supportive, while also not accidentally making a micro-aggression toward someone who is observing Ramadan? At one office where Nasr worked, a boss privately asked her if she needed any special accommodations while observing Ramadan. Most Muslims use the Arabic phrase "Ramadan Mubarak," which translates to "have a blessed Ramadan" or "happy Ramadan, to greet each other. Plus, there are many other reasons why Muslims don't fast, like during illness or travel.

☆ A Ramadan etiquette guide for non-Muslims
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Saeed Ahmed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

If your Muslim co-worker takes a pass, understand. You don’t have to know when it begins …Ramadan isn’t like Christmas or Thanksgiving, as in everyone knows exactly when it’ll fall. … but please be a little flexibleHow we determine when Ramadan begins is decidedly old-school: You have to physically see the moon (even though there are apps for that). You can say ‘Ramadan Mubarak’ …There’s no “war on Christmas”-level controversy surrounding the greeting (it means “Happy Ramadan”). Your Muslim co-worker will appreciate the thoughtfulness.

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☆ Fact Check-Video does not show collective prayer in a stadium during the 2022 Qatar World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Contrary to claims on social media, a short video clip showing a crowd of people praying in a stadium was not recorded in Qatar during the soccer World Cup. The video actually shows the inside of the Kazan Arena in Russia. A Google keyword search of the terms “Kazan”, “stadium” and “prayer” brought iterations of the video that trace back to at least June 4, 2019 (here). Turkey’s state-owned Anadolu news agency previously captured images of another “Republican Iftar” celebrated at the Kazan Arena in 2016 (bit.ly/3i8BKh1)VERDICTMiscaptioned. It shows a stadium in the Russian city of Kazan, most likely in 2019.

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