Differing fasting times in different places result from the fact that the length of each day varies based on the latitude of each location and changes each day due to the Earth's orbit around the sun. The fasting hours are calculated from dusk until dawn of each day for the whole of the month of Ramadan. Thus, Ramadan will take place from the 23rd March to the 21th of April 2023. The Islamic calendar is based on the lunar year therefore, it is ten days shorter than the Gregorian solar calendar. During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, observing Muslims worldwide abstain from eating, drinking, smoking, and sexual activities from sunrise to sunset. Muslims residing in Oslo, Norway will be fasting in the middle of the month of Ramadan for a total of 16 hours and 26 minutes, between the times of 3:44 am and 8:10 pm. Mike McCaul, the chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee, has been a vocal critic of the app, saying the Chinese Communist Party is using it to “manipulate and monitor its users while it gobbles up Americans’ data to be used for their malign activities.Fasting hours for Muslims worldwide during Ramadan by selected locations in 2023 Meanwhile, lawmakers in both the House and Senate have been moving forward with legislation that would give the Biden administration more power to clamp down on TikTok. The legislation does allow for TikTok use in certain cases, including for national security, law enforcement and research purposes.

The White House already does not allow TikTok on its devices.Ĭongress passed the “No TikTok on Government Devices Act” in December as part of a sweeping government funding package. The Office of Management and Budget called the guidance a “critical step forward in addressing the risks presented by the app to sensitive government data.” Some agencies, including the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security and State, already have restrictions in place. Film Review: Little Richard biopic celebrates a rock pioneer

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