Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Minneapolis allows call to prayer to be publicly broadcast five times per day. Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images Minneapolis ...

Fajr is the pre-dawn prayer performed by Muslims, the first of five daily prayers, and is significant during Ramadan.

OZONE PARK, Queens (WABC) -- New York City took a big step earlier this week, clarifying that the Muslim call to prayer can be broadcast every Friday afternoon from any mosque -- no permit necessary.

Recently the subject of praying in public has been in the news. The 4 th Circuit Court of Appeals decided to hear a case concerning the constitutionality of Rowan county commissioners opening meetings ...

For believers, the holy month is about much more than fasting. It's a time for reflection and compassion — to give to the less fortunate, gather with community to break the daily fasts, and pray.