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Dubai Ladies Club, a member of Dubai Women Establishment, last week organized three Islamic lectures as part of a variety of activities organized by Dubai Ladies Club during the holy month of Ramadan. The lectures discussed ‘Al Taqwa’ which means Guidance on How to be a good practicing Muslim‘ and were conducted by Ahmed Al [...]

With the start of the holy month of Ramadan, Emirates has undertaken several initiatives to ensure the comfort and care of fasting customers. The award winning Emirates in-flight service has developed a special offering for passengers observing Ramadan, in keeping with traditions and values of this important religious occasion. For flights departing close to Iftar, [...]

Wednesday August 11th, 2010, is the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, the Ramadan Crescent Moon Sighting Committee has announced. “The committee tasked with sighting the crescent moon, or Hilal, has convened after Maghrib (sunset prayer) Tuesday 29 Sha’aban, 1431 Hijri, corresponding to August 10th, 2010, at the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, observed [...]

Ramadan is going to start on August 11th 2010, and here are the Ramadan Prayer timings for Dubai. Ramadan (also known as Ramazan, Ramzan, Ramadhan, Ramdan, Ramadaan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and sexual activities from dawn [...]

Ramadan is coming to the UAE soon. In case you are not a Muslim and not yet aware of the way you should deal with the Ramadan 2010, here a few tips for non-Muslims. What to-do and what not-to-do during Ramadan 2010: Eating and drinking in public is banned across the UAE during Ramadan, and [...]

The Emirates Foundation for Philanthropy, one of the UAE’s leading philanthropic institutions, is bringing the legendary Sesame Street children’s show concept to the UAE. Sesame Workshop, USA, together with Emirates Foundation, will produce ‘Reach for the Sky’, an event Mubadala Aerospace is sponsoring and supported by Marina Mall, Abu Dhabi. Emirates Foundation’s Science Technology and [...]

Celebrating the Holy Month of Ramadan, Emirates is offering passengers some excellent fares to 20 select destinations across the Middle East, Far East and Africa. Customers will save up to 10 percent on regular market fares when traveling in Economy or Business Class. The offer is valid for booking as of 1st August for travel [...]

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered release of 724 of prisoners, of whom 426 are in Abu Dhabi prisons and 298 in other prisons across the country. The prison inmates had been serving the jail terms on different cases. Sheikh Khalifa’s gesture comes ahead of the Holy Month of Ramadan. [...]

Dubai Metro service hours during the holy month of Ramadan will start from 06.00 am and continue until 01.00 am (after midnight) during weekdays, and from 02.00 pm to 01.00 am on Fridays, announced Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board & Executive Director of the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA). Al Tayer also announced [...]

flydubai, Dubai’s first low cost airline, is giving all passengers a 100% reimbursement of their fare if they travel between 15th August and 6th September 2010 during the holy month of Ramadan. A first of its kind, no other airline in the region has offered all its passengers traveling within specific dates the full fare [...]

Ramadan time is approaching fast. And as we all know here in Dubai, the month of Ramadan is not based on the Gregorian calendar, it is based on the lunar calendar, also called the Islamic or Hijri calendar. So the starting day for Ramadan depends on the moon. In 2010 the Muslim’s fasting month of [...]

Ramadan Kareem to all Dubai Informer fans and all the Muslims in the world. (Click here for the Ramadan 2010 prayer timings) Ramadan 2009 in Dubai will start on Saturday – August 22, the Dubai Ramadan prayer times 2009 can be seen here: Ramadan: The ninth month of the Islamic (lunar) calendar. Sawm: The Arabic word [...]

Dubai’s New Code of Conduct – this is the full text version. The “Rules of Conduct in Dubai” were prepared by the Executive Council under the direction of HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid al Maktoom, Crown Prince and Chairman of the Council. The aim of this document: This guide aims at setting the standards [...]

Ramadan Kareem to all Dubaiinformer readers and friends. Here the Ramadan prayer times for Dubai. (click here for the Ramadan 2010 prayer timings) Islamic Prayer time during Ramadan The holy month of Ramadan It’s Ramadan in Dubai Ramadan Begins Today

Dubai is contributing more than its fair share to overcoming illiteracy problem in the world. His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched the Dubai Cares project in the first week of the fasting month of Ramadan. The project aims at educating one [...]

The Emirates Astronomical Society (EAS) has announced that the Islamic holy month of Ramadan will start on Thursday September 13 according to astronomical calculations. EAS member Mohammed Ouda said that in many Muslim countries it will be impossible to sight the crescent moon on September 11, which corresponds to the Islamic date of Shaban 29, [...]

Eid Al-Fitr, the celebration of the end of the Ramadan period is believed to be on 23rd October 2006, Monday. There had been some speculations that Eid will be today, Saturday, 21st October 2006. These speculations, however, had been dismissed with the explanation that it won’t be possible to view the Shawwal crescent today as [...]

Dubai has a traffic problem. Everybody who lives here can see this daily, especially now during Ramadan. Some people say this is normal in such a fast growing city like Dubai, others say it’s because of the reckless Dubai drivers. Some say the government of Dubai is responsible and there is no proper traffic planning. [...]

Here is a complete list of Islamic Prayer Time during Ramadan. (click here for the Ramadan 2010 prayer timings) To read more about The Holy Month Of Ramadan, check out our related articles The Holy Month of Ramadan and Ramadan Begins Today

(click here for all the updated Ramadan 2010 News) (Information courtesy: Gulf News – reported today) 2008 Abu Dhabi: The Ramadan Crescent Sighting Committee announced that today is the first day of Ramadan. This announcement came in a communiqué released by the committee after its meeting yesterday in the Sharia Judicial Department in Abu Dhabi, [...]