Ramadan in Tel Aviv

Muslims Working in Tel Aviv Municipality to Work according to Ramadan Timing

Date : 7/8/2010   Time : 13:19

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TEL AVIV, August 7, 2010 (WAFA)- Human Resources Official responded positively to Tel Aviv Municipality member, Ahmed Meshharawi's demand to work according to Ramadan timing in the Muslim Holy Month.

The HR director send a memo to the department heads reminding them of the HR department in Israel regulations concerning working hours in Ramadan.

According to the law, every Muslim is allowed to start work two hours after the beginning of the working day, or to finish earlier, whichever is convenient.

Meshharawi said that these regulations facilitate the work of Muslims during the fasting month.

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Israel's Declaration of Independence ensures religious freedoms for all of its inhabitants, stating that Israel, "will ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion, race or sex; it will guarantee freedom of religion, conscience, language, education and culture; it will safeguard the Holy Places of all religions."

Muslim Israelis are an integral part of Israel's workforce. Israeli law mandates that Muslims receive the three days of Eid al-Fitr - usually a joyous festival marking the end of the fasting period - as vacation days. Although Islam does not consider Ramadan a time of rest, Muslim workers may choose to leave work as early as 2 p.m.

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