Toronto’s Gerrard Street was ablaze with a cacophony of familiar sights and sounds. Was this really Canada? It was hard to tell. This was the second time I had joined the joyous melee of chaand raat on foreign soil. The boisterous scene was enjoyable, but anyone present in the vicinity could be forgiven...

It’s that time of the year again: Eidul Fitr. For many of us this will mean our Rooh Afza bottles will gather dust until next Ramadan and the smells of samosa, pakora and jalebi will be all too infrequent in the ensuing months. Our fitness and nutrition goals, understandably put on hold, will have...

As soon as Eid comes around, the Muslim world undergoes mass amnesia, and the abandon with which people eat, drink and celebrate belies the fact that a month of abstinence and piety has just passed. On the occasion of Eidul Fitr, it is also worth taking stock of the month that has just passed. The last...