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Eid 2023: The significance of wearing new clothes on the Muslim holiday

  • Asmahan Qarjouli
  • April 22, 2023
Wearing new clothes during Eid holds significant cultural and religious importance. The holy month of Ramadan is often a time for self-reflection ahead of Eid al-Fitr, which marks a new…
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‘One of the best things’ in Qatar: Brazilian sports influencer moved by Muslim call to prayer

  • Asmahan Qarjouli
  • November 16, 2022
The Gulf state is the first ever Muslim country to host the global tournament. A popular Brazilian sports influencer in Qatar found himself captivated by the call to prayer, or…
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An exported spring: Iranians in Qatar celebrate Nowruz

  • Fatemeh Salari
  • March 21, 2022
“Awaken, the morning Nowruz breeze is showering the garden with flowers,” the Iranian poet Saadi Shirazi described the marking of the first day of Spring. Marking the first day of…
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Eid round the world: a look into different Eid al-Fitr traditions

  • Fatemeh Salari
  • May 4, 2022
Looking into countries across the different continents, Doha News sheds light on some of the unique traditions upheld by a number of communities. Eid al-Fitr, literally translated to ‘festival of…
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Ramadan cannon: A decades-old tradition born by accident?

  • Asmahan Qarjouli
  • April 21, 2021
The first time a cannon was launched during the holy month of Ramadan was a mere accident. Years on, it is now a tradition across much of the Arab world.…
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SEC: New learning materials will comply with Qatar’s ‘religious and cultural traditions’

  • Doha News Team
  • April 24, 2012
The Supreme Education Council has promised Qatar’s schools new learning resources that will making teaching Arabic “easy” and comply with the country’s religious and cultural traditions, local media reports. The…
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Doha Debates will hit close to home, questioning marriages between cousins

  • Doha News Team
  • March 18, 2012
Tomorrow night, the The Doha Debates brings this month’s discussion home with the topic “This House believes marriage between close family members should be discouraged,” a practice not uncommon in…
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PHOTO: Ramadan cannon a tradition in Qatar

  • Doha News Team
  • July 24, 2012
The Ramadan Cannon by Omar Chatriwala It’s a tradition that’s carried out every year in Qatar, but also across the Gulf and elsewhere in the Muslim World. A cannon (or other artillery)…
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