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Displaced Palestinians pray on the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan in Gaza. EPA

Gaza's Ramadan: Plastic structures host prayers where mosques once stood

About nine out of every 10 mosques were either destroyed or heavily damaged during Israel's war

MENA

Ramadan 2026: Suhoor spots to try across the UAE

Food
Schedule device-free hours and find offline equivalents of your favourite activity. Getty Images

Doomscrolling to discipline: Why Ramadan is the perfect time for a digital detox

Wellbeing

How UAE airlines are marking Ramadan, from iftar boxes to prayer mats on board

Travel

ColumnA non-Muslim's Ramadan: How my friends have inspired me to attempt my first fast

Wellbeing

TimeframeWhen drummers woke the UAE for suhoor during Ramadan

Culture
From the archives
The souq in Abu Dhabi in March 1972. ©Charles O. Cecil / Cecil Images
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The UAE's first Ramadan: what life was like in 1972

A US diplomat then stationed in the Emirates shares his memories and pictures of the historic holy month

Weekend

Sheikh Zayed and the Quran

UAE

The history of the fanous, Cairo's traditional Ramadan lantern

Egypt

Creatures of the Quran: domesticated animals

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