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Thousands of Muslims across Tayside and Fife have gathered together to pray and celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan.

Ramadan begins this weekend, and Muslims look forward to spending the holy month with family and friends with the ease of Covid-19 measures.

Mohammed Issa, a former Dundee Citizen of the Year and the co-founder of the 1st Stop 2 Shop chain in Dundee and Angus, has died.

Dundee Muslims prepare to celebrate Eid, as Sturgeon and Sarwar send best wishes By Steven Rae and Morag Lindsay May 12 2021, 5.24pm © Gareth Jennings/DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Muslims in Dundee are preparing to celebrate Eid al-Fitr – one of the holiest occasions in the Islamic calendar – under Covid-19 restrictions. Today is the final day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan and Thursday is the start of the three-day holiday Eid al-Fitr, more commonly referred to as Eid. The d...

© Gareth Jennings/DCT Media Dundee’s Muslim community will begin a month of Ramadan tonight. The 30-day fasting period is marked when the first crescent of the new moon is clearly visible. The High Judicial Council in Saudi Arabia confirmed the moon sighting on Monday evening and the first fast will begin at sunrise on Tuesday. It is the second Ramadan in lockdown for Muslims, although restrictions have eased in time to allow mosques to open for prayer, unlike last year. More freedoms will be in place in time for the Eid al-Fitr festival in 30 days, marking the end of the fast.