Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sharon Radisch What are dates—and why should you give a fig about these natural treats? Eaten on its own, a date is a nutritious ...

Three myths persist about dates, according to Mark Tadros, second-generation date farmer and owner of Aziz Farms in Thermal: First, that dates are a dried fruit. They aren’t. Unlike raisins or prunes ...

At iftar time, the Prophet breaks his fast with few fresh or dried dates or a sip of water. Muslims consider date palms and their fruit as sacred. In Arabic, the word for date palm is "nahle" and its ...