In this visual explainer, we answer 10 common questions about Ramadan to help you better understand its significance and practices.

Ramadan 2016 special: Make your own fanoos The traditional lanterns adorn many Muslim homes during the holy month of Ramadan.

Egyptians turn to the lantern, known as a fanoos, as part of the tradition of the holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset in a process intended to light one's path toward ...

About a week ahead of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Palestinians in Gaza City throng to the markets for Fanoos, a traditional colourful lantern used to decorate homes during the Muslim ...

Moreover, one of the most popular features of Ramadan in Egypt is the lanterns (fanoos) which have been used traditionally as a lightning source, and then it developed to be an icon of Ramadan in ...

Tucked away in an alley in one of Cairo’s oldest quarters, Nasser Mustafa painstakingly welds small metal pieces that will come together to form a traditional lantern. Egyptians turn to the lantern, ...

Ahead of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan, Egyptians flock to local markets to purchase colorful lanterns, known as fanoos in Arabic, for their children or to use them as ornaments for homes and ...

Holiday Centre Mall invites parents and kids in lantern painting competition and religious singing contest Dubai, 18 th October 2006 - Children will honor a cultural tradition attributed to the origin ...

As a symbol, the fanoos is somewhat similar to a Christmas tree or a menorah. It is hung on balconies during Ramadan and takes the center of dinner tables when families gather to break-fast together.

Leeba said he sells up to 500 locally made lanterns around Ramadan, compared to more than 2,000 Chinese-made lanterns. Yet he admits the Egyptian-made fanoos attracts customers.