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Culture

Eid round the world: a look into different Eid al-Fitr traditions

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…

4 min

Culture
Life

An exported spring: Iranians in Qatar celebrate Nowruz

“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…

2 min

Culture

Ramadan cannon: A decades-old tradition born by accident?

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.…

1 min

Culture
News

PHOTO: Ramadan cannon a tradition in Qatar

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)…

1 min

Culture
News

SEC: New learning materials will comply with Qatar’s ‘religious and cultural traditions’

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…

1 min

Culture
News

Doha Debates will hit close to home, questioning marriages between cousins

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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