(RNS) — Two new children’s books from Muslim authors hit Target’s shelves as part of the retailer’s new Ramadan and Eid holiday collection. The Target online holiday shop for Ramadan and Eid.

Ramadan Murabarak! The religious holiday, involving fasting and practiced by Muslims, begins on Sunday. Here's what, when and why the holiday happens.

Muslims try to catch balloons distributed after Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan outside al-Seddik mosque in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 21, 2023.

The two holidays follow the Islamic Hijri calendar, a lunar cycle. Each year, Ramadan and both Eid holidays fall about 11 days earlier than the year before because of the lunar cycle.

"For starters, Eid al-Adha is the largest Muslim holiday of the year, which is why it’s sometimes called "The Greater Festival." This year, the date for Eid al-Adha is Thursday, June 29, 2023.

CAIRO — For the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, the smell of freshly baked orange biscuits and powdered sugar-dusted cookies typically fills the air in Mona Abubakr’s home. But owing to higher ...

She can go to school or celebrate a religious holiday with her family and friends. It’s a choice she wishes Muslim students in Georgia’s largest school district didn’t have to make.

Eid al-Adha, a holiday remembering the Prophet Ibrahim’s sacrifice, would be commemorated on the 10th day of the 12th month of the Islamic calendar. This year it’s expected to start June 6.

The world's 1.8 billion Muslim adherents will celebrate Eid al-Adha this week, marking one of Islam's most important holidays. As of 2017, the U.S. is estimated to be home to nearly 3.5 million ...

In Houston, home to 250,000 Muslims, Letitia Plummer, the first Muslim woman on that City Council, plans to campaign to make Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha optional holidays for city employees.