Tagged: Ramadan

16 Aug

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Young Muslim counts the blessings of Ramadan

by · August 16, 2012 · 23 Comments

Mendhi, Ramadan, South Asian, henna, Eid

The scent of home-cooked food at three in the morning and the calm of utter silence as hundreds of people stand together in prayer can only mean one thing: it’s Ramadan. In my mosque, people from Egypt, Tanzania, Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia, Denmark and countless other countries come together to commemorate this blessed month. While [...]

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20 Jul

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Seattle Muslims prepare for long Ramadan days

by · July 20, 2012 · 2 Comments

A girl practices reading the Koran in Jakarta. More than 1,400 children gathered at a park in Indonesia to read the Koran to mark the holy month of Ramadan, which start Friday. (Photo from REUTERS/Supri)

Fasting for 17 hours a day is no walk in the park. But it’s that much harder when the person sitting next to you is eating a cheeseburger, or a succulent slice of pizza. Or, for Mohammad Ismail, there’s that tempting looking Starbucks on the way to work. Born in Pakistan, this is the second [...]

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