Ramadan

Five Ways to Make a More Efficient Ramadan Kitchen

Ramadan--the holy month where Muslims forgo food and drink, including water, from sunup to sundown--is here. One of the five pillars in Islam, this month is one of spiritual discipline and renewal, as Muslims are instructed to spend extra time in worship and try to cut back on bad habits. The fast t ... More >>

No. 61, Olive Tree's Iftar

Today marks the start of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month where the sons and daughters of Ishmael fast throughout the day, then stuff themselves silly on the iftar, the traditional meal that starts with the eating of a date and gets better from there. Most Little Arabia restaurants offer specials, but ... More >>

Christians vs. Muslims in Ramadan Prayer-off

An unofficial prayer contest will be held during Ramadan this year. The combatants are Muslims, who will mark the holy month with prayer and fasting from sunrise to sunset from July 20 to Aug. 18, and Christians, who will ask God to stop Islamic countries from killing their brethren.

Long Beach Islamic Center, the LBC's Second Mosque, to Open Soon

There's only one mosque--Masjid Al-Shareef--in Long Beach. Its small space barely accommodates those who go to pray jumu'ah--a congregational prayer that takes place on Friday, usually after noon. A stuffy situation often ensues during the weekly ritual, which brings in high numbers of worshipers.&n ... More >>

Guess Where Dave Fasted!

​Ash Wednesday was upon us before I really realized it, which meant I had to fast.Of course, fasting is a relative term; Muslims actually fast, abstaining from all food and water from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan. Christians in general and Catholics in particular don't come remotely close to a ... More >>

Whole Foods Scrambles To Do Damage-Control After One Region Buckles Under Islamophobic Pressure

Whole Foods​Whole Foods wants to get one thing straight: Addressing a report from our sister paper Houston Press--Whole Foods: "We Should Not Highlight Ramadan"--which set off a maelstrom of attacks on the haute-hippie market, the corporate-run @WholeFoods has spent the day doing damage cont ... More >>

Olive Tree's Annual Iftar Begins

Olive Tree's Facebook page​All is quiet on Brookhurst Street these days. It's Ramadan, the holy month of Islam. Muslims fast during the day (called sawm) in order to be reminded of the virtue of patience and humility, and restaurants are normally closed during the day.At the end of each day's sawm ... More >>

[UPDATED:] Imane Boudlal, Battling Disney Over Head Scarf, Suspended Without Pay?

​UPDATED: As promised, the Disney statement (see end of post) . . . Sorry to disappoint the commenters demanding the Weekly to drop this story, but the Muslim restaurant hostess who has clashed with her Anaheim Disney Resort employers over the right to wear a religious headscarf on the job has bee ... More >>

¡Ask a Comida Critic! A Classy Little Arabia Restaurant?

​From a reader a couple of weeks back:I am a LA resident architect guy who plans to come down south with my Palestinian-German girlfriend to have a fine birthday meal with dear old Newport Beach friends in OC this Saturday eve. Inspired by your recent OC Weekly article about Andaluz, we are hopin ... More >>

Imane Boudlal, Disney Worker Who Sparked Hijab Flap, Rejects New Company Compromise

​Imane Boudlal, who has repeatedly defied orders against wearing a traditional Islamic headscarf on the job as an Anaheim Disney Resort restaurant hostess, calls the company's latest attempt at a compromise "offensive." After the jump, see how Boudlal would like to appear at her public work statio ... More >>

Imane Boudlal, Muslim Fighting Disney for Right to Wear Hijab: "We Should Just Accept Each Other and Respect Each Other"

Keith May/OC WeeklyImane Boudlal​Imane Boudlal made national headlines Wednesday when she challenged the famously--and extensively--strict Disney dress code, which included a ban on the hijab. Speaking with the Weekly today, the 26-year-old Anaheim resident said, "we should just accept each other ... More >>

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