Hari Raya Puasa literally means "feast of fasting," and refers to ʿId al-Fitr, the celebration marking the end of Ramadan, as it is known to the rest of the Muslim world. This phrase is only known in the Malay world, i.e.,...

Eid or Mithi Eid (Pakistan and India), Hari Raya, Aidil Fitri (Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore), Idul Fitri, Lebaran (Indonesia), রোজার ঈদ Rojar Id (Bangladesh), Şeker Bayramı or Ramazan Bayramı ( Azerbaijan and Turkey), Ramazanski...

Originally published in hardcover as A Child's Good Night Prayer, this gentle tide, Bless Me by Grace Maccarone, illus, by San Williams, now appears in board-book format. Spare text follows an array of multiracial children as they bestow blessings on toys, family and...

Long-haired militants with assault rifles and walkie-talkies guard the approach to the stronghold of Maulana Fazlullah, the radical cleric whose mission to spread fundamentalist Islam has provoked a bloody showdown with Pakistan's government.Beyond the checkpoint, down a narrow track winding through orchards and by the...