King Mohammed VI of Morocco asked Moroccans on Wednesday to abstain from performing the rite of slaughtering sheep on Eid al-Adha this year due to a drop in the country’s herd following years of ...

Eid al-Adha, which takes place this year in early June, is an annual “feast of sacrifice” in which Muslims slaughter sheep to ...

Eid-ul-Fitr falls on the first three days of Shawwal, the 10th month of the Hijri, or the Islamic lunar calendar.

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — With Morocco’s sheep herds dwindling at an alarming rate, King Mohammed VI made a rare break with tradition by urging families to forego buying sheep for sacrifice during the ...

By Aida Alami and Amelia Nierenberg Moroccan families usually celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, with prayers at the mosque in the morning and sizzling meat skewers at night.

Moroccan families usually celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, with prayers at the mosque in the morning and sizzling meat skewers at night. But in recent years, many have been unable to ...

It ends in the three-day celebration Eid-al-Fitr, one of the two official holidays in the Islamic faith. The other is Eid al-Adha. The lunar calendar moves forward about 11 days every year ...

State Sen. Yasmin Trudeau, a Tacoma Democrat, sponsored Senate Bill 5106, establishing Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as state holidays. Steve Bloom The Olympian When state Sen. Yasmin Trudeau was ...

As we approach Eid Al Fitr, finding the right gift for your loved ones can prove to be a challenging task sometimes, but not ...

The 55-year-old farmer had counted on selling the bulk of his 130 sheep to Moroccans preparing for early June's Eid Al-Adha holiday, but now his hopes are unraveling and he expects to lose around ...