The Islamic new year, known as Al-Hijra, begins on Friday and marks the beginning of Muharram, the first month of the Muslim lunar calendar. The lunar calendar, or Hijri, has been used for more ...

Al-Hijra, the Muslim new year, will start on Friday, July 29, at sunset. Similar to Eid al-Adha, it's a significant date in the Islamic lunar calendar and is a public holiday in Muslim countries ...

Saudi Arabian director Shahad Ameen, whose feminist fable “Scales” made a splash after launching from Venice in 2019, is back behind the camera on “Hijra,” an ambitious drama centered on ...

King Ibrahim bin Iskandar of Malaysia has awarded the prestigious Hijra Personality of the Year medal, also known as the “Prophet's Hijra Award,” to Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Tawfiq ...