{"id":58997,"date":"2026-02-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/2026\/02\/15\/benin-hosts-the-firam-2026-islamic-ramadan-exhibition\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T00:00:00","slug":"benin-hosts-the-firam-2026-islamic-ramadan-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/2026\/02\/15\/benin-hosts-the-firam-2026-islamic-ramadan-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Benin Hosts the \u201cFIRAM 2026\u201d Islamic Ramadan Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;color:#EE0000\">Benin Hosts the<br \/>\n\u201cFIRAM 2026\u201d Islamic Ramadan Exhibition<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The \u201cFIRAM 2026\u201d Islamic Ramadan<br \/>\nExhibition kicked off yesterday, Saturday, February 14, in the Republic of<br \/>\nBenin, and will run until next Saturday, February 21, at the Medoumbo Sports<br \/>\nStadium in the Akpakpa district of the economic capital, Cotonou.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The annual exhibition aims to<br \/>\ncombine religious preparations for Ramadan with the promotion of economic<br \/>\nactivity and community solidarity within the Muslim community.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">A<br \/>\nPlatform for Faith and Economic Activity<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">\u201cFIRAM 2026\u201d is considered one<br \/>\nof the most prominent Ramadan events in Benin, bringing together religious,<br \/>\nsocial, and economic dimensions. The exhibition provides a platform for<br \/>\nexhibitors and entrepreneurs to showcase their products and services, particularly<br \/>\nin the areas of halal products and Ramadan-related activities, while attracting<br \/>\nthousands of visitors to enhance direct commercial engagement with a broad and<br \/>\ncommitted audience.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">A<br \/>\nDiverse Program of Awareness and Community Services<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The exhibition program includes<br \/>\ntrade fairs, religious lectures and seminars, training workshops, and cultural<br \/>\nactivities, in addition to congregational prayers, organized Iftar meals, and<br \/>\nthe provision of various community consultations and services. This diversity<br \/>\naims to offer an experience that combines worship, knowledge, and social<br \/>\nsolidarity.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Invitation<br \/>\nfor Partnerships and Initiatives<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Organizers have extended an open<br \/>\ninvitation to institutions and entrepreneurs to participate, either by<br \/>\nshowcasing their products or joining as partners and sponsors, emphasizing that<br \/>\nthe event represents an opportunity to strengthen community responsibility,<br \/>\nsupport the local economy, and reinforce values of solidarity during Ramadan,<br \/>\nwhile achieving a lasting religious, social, and economic impact.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">\u201cFIRAM 2026\u201d reflects the<br \/>\ngrowing trend of organizing events that combine Islamic identity and community<br \/>\ndevelopment, highlighting the importance of Ramadan as a unifying occasion for<br \/>\nfaith, work, and social cohesion.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">(Source: News websites)<span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;\"><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:1.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:\n&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;\"><b><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:\n&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;\"><b><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:\n&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;color:#EE0000\">* \u0644\u0644\u0627\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0639 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0631\u062c\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0627\u0645\u0644\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u062e\u0628\u0631 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0644\u063a\u0629<br \/>\n\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;\nfont-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">\u060c \u0627\u0636\u063a\u0637 (<span style=\"color:#EE0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/ar\/ContentDetails.aspx?ID=41025\" target=\"_blank\">\u0647\u0646\u0627<\/a><\/span>).<\/span><\/b><b><span dir=\"LTR\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Benin Hosts the \u201cFIRAM 2026\u201d Islamic Ramadan Exhibition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":59335,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[414],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-our-news-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}