Islamic New Year 2021 Announced!
UAE residents are to enjoy another long weekend this week due to the upcoming Islamic New Year on Thursday, 12th August 2021, as announced by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE).
The holiday is in celebration of the beginning of the new Islamic year, 1442, when the Prophet Mohammed migrated from Makkah to Madinah. The Islamic calendar is based on a lunar system, unlike the Gregorian calendar which is based on the solar system. Muharram marks the first month … Read more ›