Showing posts with label Ramadan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ramadan. Show all posts
Monday, September 02, 2024

6th Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Muslim Inmate's Religious Accommodation Complaints

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 In Mustin v. Wainwright ,  (6th Cir., Aug. 27, 2024), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of free exercise, RLUIPA...
Monday, March 11, 2024

President Sends Ramadan Greetings Outlining Policy Initiatives

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 President Biden yesterday issued a Statement on the Occasion of Ramadan ( full text ), saying in part: Tonight—as the new crescent moon mar...
Sunday, March 10, 2024

Ramadan Begins Sunday Evening

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 As announced by the Fiqh Council of North America, Ramadan begins this evening (Sunday, March 10). CAIR has released a Ramadan Toolkit  wi...
Tuesday, February 06, 2024

2nd Circuit: Delivering Inmate's Ramadan Meals Too Early Burdened His Free Exercise Rights

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In Long v. Sugai ,  (2d Cir., Feb. 5, 2024), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals held that a Hawaii prison sergeant may have violated plai...
Friday, March 24, 2023

President Sends Ramadan Greetings

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Yesterday President Biden issued a Statement ( full text ) extending best wishes from himself and the First Lady to Muslims across the U.S. ...
Wednesday, January 26, 2022

9th Circuit: Fact Issues Remain As To Prison's Confiscation of NOI Texts

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 In Jones v. Slade ,  (9th Cir., Jan. 24, 2022), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court's grant of summary judg...
Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Biden Statement on the Beginning of Ramadan

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Yesterday President Biden issued a Statement on the Beginning of Ramadan ( full text ), saying in part: On my first day as President, I was ...
Friday, April 24, 2020

President Trump Issues Message of Good Wishes As Ramadan Begins

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The Muslim holy month of Ramadan began yesterday. President Trump issued a message ( full text ) wishing all Muslims in the U.S. and around ...
Sunday, March 29, 2020

10th Circuit Reverses Dismissal Of Inmate's 1st Amendment Claims

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In Khan v. Barela ,  (10th Cir., March 26, 2020), the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 35-page opinion reversed a New Mexico federal ...
Tuesday, July 16, 2019

6th Circuit Affirms Jury's Damage Award To Muslim Inmates

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In Heard v. Finco , (6th Cir., July 15, 2019), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a jury's damage  award totaling $900 to fo...
Tuesday, May 07, 2019

Ramadan Begins; President Sends Greetings

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The Muslim holy month of Ramadan began in most countries, including the United States, yesterday (May 6).  As reported by the Khaleej Times ...
Friday, June 08, 2018

President Hosts Iftar Dinner At White House

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The White House on Wednesday hosted an Iftar dinner at which President Trump delivered remarks ( full text ).  The President said in part: ...
Thursday, May 17, 2018

President's Ramadan Message

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On May 15, as Ramadan was about to begin, President Trump issued a Presidential Message ( full text ) sending greetings and best wishes to M...
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Ramadan Begins

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According to Al Jazeera , Ramadan begins tonight in the United States and Europe where Muslim communities rely on astronomical calculations....
Friday, May 26, 2017

Ramadan Begins Tonight--Trump Issues Greetings

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The Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins this evening .  President Donald Trump today released a statement ( full text ) wishing all Muslims ...
Thursday, July 07, 2016

USCIRF Criticizes China's Restrictions On Muslims During Ramadan

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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom yesterday issued a statement ( full text ) strongly criticizing restrictions imposed ...
Monday, June 06, 2016

Ramadan Begins Today; Obama Issues Greetings

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Al Arabiya reports that Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court (after confirming seeing the moon crescent) has declared that Ramadan begins today...
Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Obama Hosts White House Iftar Dinner

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On Monday night, President Obama hosted the White House's annual Iftar dinner recognizing the importance of Ramadan to Muslims around t...
Thursday, June 18, 2015

White House, State Department Send Ramadan Greetings

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Yesterday the White House issued a press release carrying Ramadan greetings from President Obama and the First Lady "to all those obser...
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Ramadan Begins This Evening

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Ramadan begins this evening, according to an announcement by Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court. ( Al Arabiya ). The dawn to dusk fast that be...