Casablanca will compete with the two existing financial hubs in Africa, in Johannesburg and Mauritius. Photo: Financial Times/Getty
Maroc Press (July 27, 2014) — According to the calculations made by the Moroccan Ministry of Religious Affairs, Morocco will celebrate the holiday of Eid El Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, on Tuesday, July 29, 2014.
Most Muslims countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Egypt, announced earlier on Sunday that they would celebrate Eid El Fitr on Monday.Unlike in previous years, Morocco started this year’s Ramadan the same day as most Arab and Muslim countries, on June 29.The calculations of the Islamic calendar are based on the lunar calendar, which causes the Islamic months to move in the Gregorian calendar approximately 11 days every year.
The beginning of Islamic months may also vary from one country to another depending on whether the moon has been sighted or not.
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