In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Announcement Regarding the New Crescent of the Holy Month of Ramadan 1431 To all believers in North America, May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon all of you.           The Crescent Moon Committee of the Council of Shia Muslim Scholars in North America announces there were no reported sightings of the new crescent moon in North America at sunset Tuesday August 10th, 2010. Therefore, Wednesday August 11th, 2010 will be the last day of the Holy Month of Sha'ban, and Thursday August 12th, 2010 will be the first day of the Holy Month of Ramadan.        We ask the Almighty God to bless your work and shower you with His Blessings in this month, and to hasten the appearance of the Imam on our time The Crescent Committee Sayyid Mohammed Rizvi, Toronto Sheikh Fadhil al-Sahlani, New York Sayyid Mahboob Mahdi Abdidi Najafi, Chicago Sayyid Rafiq Naqawi, Washington D.C. Sayyid Hassan al-Qizwini, Detroit PLEASE ALLOW DOWNLOAD OF IMAGE FOR ARABIC TEXT Note: The committee was established in the 9th annual conference of the Council of Shia Muslim Scholars in North America which was held on November 19th, in Atlanta, GA.