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NDTV
25-05-2025
- General
- NDTV
Eid Ul-Adha 2025: When Will The Dhu al-Hijjah Crescent Moon Be Sighted In Saudi Arabia?
Eid Ul-Adha Dates: Eid ul-Adha, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice, is a significant religious festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide. It honours Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God. The exact date of Eid ul-Adha is determined by the sighting of the Dhul Hijjah crescent moon. Eid-ul-Adha 2025 in Saudi Arabia is expected to be celebrated on June 6, with the crescent moon sighting scheduled for May 27, 2025. Eid Al-Adha in UAE, Saudi Arabia Muslims in other countries like the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, the UK, the US, France, and Canada will also attempt to sight the Eid-ul-Adha crescent moon on May 27. As per Gulf News, the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has issued a call to Muslims to spot the crescent moon marking the start of Dhu Al Hijjah 1446 AH, corresponding to May 27. The court has encouraged anyone who sees the moon, either with the naked eye or binoculars, to report to the nearest court and provide testimony. This sighting determines the beginning of the holy month and sets the dates for Eid al-Adha and the Hajj pilgrimage. Moon Sighting Date: May 27, 2025 (Tuesday) Start of Dhul Hijjah: May 28, 2025 (Wednesday), if the moon is sighted Arafat Day: June 5, 2025 (Thursday) Eid-ul-Adha: June 6, 2025 (Friday) However, if the moon isn't sighted on May 27, the start of Dhul Hijjah will be May 29, and Eid-ul-Adha will be celebrated on June 7. In some countries like India, Pakistan, and Malaysia, the moon sighting will be on May 28, and Eid-ul-Adha might be celebrated on June 7 or 8. In Saudi Arabia, Eid-ul-Adha is marked by a public holiday typically spanning three to four days (from the 10th to the 12th or 13th of Dhul Hijjah). Celebrations include special prayers, the ritual slaughter of livestock, festive meals, and acts of charity. The Day of Arafah, the holiest day in Islam, precedes Eid-ul-Adha and is observed with fasting and prayers, particularly for Hajj pilgrims. Eid Al Adha in India, Pakistan Muslims in India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, the Sultanate of Brunei, and other South Asian nations will attempt to sight the crescent Dhul Hijjah moon on May 28, 2025. Moon Sighting Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 (29th Dhul Qaadah 1446 AH) If the moon is sighted, Eid-ul-Adha will be celebrated on Saturday, June 7, 2025, with Dhul Hijjah starting on Thursday, May 29 If the moon is not sighted, Eid-ul-Adha will be celebrated on Sunday, June 8, 2025, with Dhul Hijjah starting on Friday, May 30
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Supreme Court Rules on Venezuelan Migrants' Protected Status
A police officer is seen outside the Supreme Court of the United States on Thursday May 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Credit - Matt McClain—TheThe Supreme Court on Monday ruled in an emergency order that the Trump Administration can remove legal protections from thousands of Venezuelan migrants, potentially putting them at risk of deportation. The decision will allow the Administration to reverse a decision made under former President Biden to extend Venezuelans' eligibility for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which grants foreign nationals work authorization, protects them from deportation, and allows them to travel. Eligibility for the protections was set to expire for Venezuelans in October 2026, after former Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas extended the 2023 Venezuela TPS designation. But in February, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem sought to reverse that extension and make the protections expire this October instead. A San Francisco federal judge barred the Administration from terminating TPS for Venezuelans in a March ruling. But the nation's highest court issued a stay on Monday, allowing the Administration's new policy to remain in place while litigation over the decision continues in the lower courts. More than 300,000 Venezuelans in the U.S. have TPS. The status does not offer recipients a legal pathway to citizenship. More than a dozen countries, including Haiti and Nicaragua, are currently designated for TPS. In March, Noem also moved to cancel TPS protections for Afghanistan. The order says that Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson would have denied the application. Contact us at letters@
The Star
09-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Former US Supreme Court Justice Souter dies, court says
Justice David Souter sits as Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States pose for a 2006 class photo inside the Supreme Court in Washington March 3, 2006. REUTERS/Larry Downing/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter died on Thursday at his New Hampshire home, the court said in a statement on Friday. He was 85. Justice Souter was appointed to the court by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 and served 19 years on the court before he retired in 2009. "Justice David Souter served our Court with great distinction for nearly twenty years. He brought uncommon wisdom and kindness to a lifetime of public service," Chief Justice John Roberts said in the statement. "He will be greatly missed." When liberal stalwart William Brennan suddenly retired from the nation's top judicial body in 1990, Republican President George H.W. Bush chose Souter, then an obscure federal judge from New Hampshire with almost nothing known about his views on major issues. Bush, in selecting Souter, said he was familiar with his nominee's "general views" but did not apply "the litmus test approach" on abortion or other issues. White House officials at the time assured conservative Republicans that Souter would be a "home run" when it came to his legal views. (Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
SCOTUS hearing case of Atlanta family whose home was mistakenly raided by the FBI
The Supreme Court of the United States will hear the case of an Atlanta family whose home was mistakenly raided by the FBI on Tuesday. Channel 2 investigative reporter Ashli Lincoln has been following Trina Martin's fight against the federal government for years. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] In October 2017, FBI agents came into Trina Martin's Atlanta home, pointing guns at her and her then-boyfriend while her then-7-year-old son watched in another room. Within a few minutes, agents realized they had the wrong home and left Martin's house. The agent who led the raid said his personal GPS led him to the wrong place while they looked for a suspected gang member a few houses away. It wasn't until an agent double-checked the mailbox numbers that the FBI realized it was the wrong home. RELATED STORIES: SCOTUS to hear Atlanta family's case after FBI mistakenly raided their house Georgia family hopes Supreme Court hears their case after FBI mistakenly raided their house The FBI mistakenly raided their Atlanta home. Now the Supreme Court will hear their lawsuit On Tuesday, Martin's attorney will go before the U.S. Supreme Court and ask justices to reinstate her 2019 lawsuit against the federal government that accused the agents of assault and battery, false arrest and more. In 2022, an Atlanta federal judge dismissed the lawsuit. That decision was upheld by a Court of Appeals judge last year. The Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in the case in January. 'I am so happy and filled with gratitude for our case to be seen and recognized,' Martin told Lincoln. 'When something like this happens whether it's intentional or by mistake, it shatters that sense of safety that we all have.' The Supreme Court is set to hear Martin's case on Tuesday morning. Get the latest updates on the hearing on and on Channel 2 Action News at Noon. The Associated Press contributed to this report. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
From Roe to woes, the days SCOTUS hit 'undo' on half a century of progress
On June 24th, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade in its decision on Dobbs v. Jackson, ending the constitutional right to an abortion. The court's decision diminished women's equality in the United States. Those in favor of limiting abortion argued that the Supreme Court only opened the door for the states to regulate the issue according to their constitutions. It is not women who are to benefit from this decision. In families like the one I grew up in, with a single mother, the men took off and didn't provide child support for me or my younger brother. President Trump's appointees to the Supreme Court were critical to the decision on Dobbs v. Jackson. After this court decision, many people began to ask what other rights would be stripped away next. Then, the following year, the decisions came one after another. On June 29th, 2023, the Supreme Court reversed prior decisions in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College. It ruled that race-conscious admissions programs are unlawful. The news articles on the court decision pointed out that this was in the making. However, this decision impacts the racial and ethnic composition of students entering and graduating from elite colleges and universities. As a Latinx man who earned a PhD, I can't help but ask myself how the lack of affirmative action would have impacted my access to higher education. The end of affirmative action means that minorities have less access to elite colleges and universities. By having fewer people of color at elite colleges and universities, the Supreme Court is making a decision that will impact the future composition of the ruling class. TK CAPTION - (trim from Getty) Harvard Affirmative Action Protest Cambridge, MA seen A Harvard student holds a sign during a rally protesting the Supreme Courts ruling against affirmative F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images As a professor at a community college, I also wonder how this decision will be received by young people looking to apply to college. This will impact my students, the majority of whom are Black, Latinx, and immigrants, as they continue their studies and seek to transfer to a senior college. As immigrants and racial and ethnic minorities, they will have fewer opportunities to achieve their version of the American dream. On June 30, 2023, in Creative LLC et al. v. Elenis et al., the Supreme Court ruled that a web designer can refuse to design a wedding website for a same-sex couple because it conflicts with the designer's religious beliefs. This ruling made same-sex couples less equal before the law and in the eyes of the public. Businesses can now use religion as a reason to discriminate against people like my husband and me. the use of religion to discriminate against LGBTQ+ individuals isn't anything new, and it isn't going away anytime soon. The court's decision makes my husband and me less equal before the law as a gay couple. On June 30th, 2023, the Supreme Court also ruled against President Biden's student loan debt relief in Biden, President of the United States, et al. v. Nebraska et al. The court struck down a program that would have forgiven up to $20,000 in federal student loans for those who had received Pell Grants from the federal government as undergraduate students. That's people like my husband, me, and many of my friends. We received Pell Grants from the federal government as undergraduate students, completed our undergraduate education, and became professionals, part of the middle class. If there was ever any doubt about whether class struggle was real, the decision, in this case, answered that question resoundingly. Again, the court's ruling favors one class of people: those who can afford to pay for college for their children, either with their savings or out of pocket. The Supreme Court's decisions have benefited people who aren't women, people who don't have to take out student loans, people who aren't same-sex couples, and people who aren't people of color. Since the beginning of the Trump administration, we have been regressing rather than progressing as a society. Those who asked themselves what other rights, freedoms, and opportunities the Supreme Court would strip away after the demise of Roe v. Wade were right to do so. In these past few years, we have seen the answers to those questions. The justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Fred Schilling, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States To live in the United States during Trump's second term means to live under a white-supremacist and fascist government that wages a daily war on DEI, communities of color, sexual and gender minorities, immigrants, and non-English speakers. Attacks on people who are poor and working class, people who aspire to get an education, become working professionals, and buy a home. We're subjected to policies that work against us and are meant to keep us down. The Supreme Court decisions of previous years were a preamble to Trump's second term and a fascist government. Luis Guzmán Valerio was born in the Dominican Republic and lives in New York with his husband. He holds a Ph.D. in Latin American, Iberian, and Latino Cultures and teaches Spanish at LaGuardia Community College. His creative writing has appeared in Latino Book Review Magazine and Chiricú Journal. Voices is dedicated to featuring a wide range of inspiring personal stories and impactful opinions from the LGBTQ+ and Allied community. Visit to learn more about submission guidelines. We welcome your thoughts and feedback on any of our stories. Email us at voices@ Views expressed in Voices stories are those of the guest writers, columnists and editors, and do not directly represent the views of The Advocate or our parent company, equalpride.
