Word: ramadan
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...translator into the darkness toward the crowded main street of Musayyib, a ramshackle Shi'ite town set along the Euphrates River some 40 miles south of Baghdad. Robed men are gathered in clusters on benches and around tables brought out after the daily ritual of breaking the 12-hour Ramadan fast. As his platoon fans out into the shadows on both sides of the road, Vansandt strides toward the nearest knot of men beneath a sagging string of bare light bulbs, greeting them confidently with "asalaam ilikem" - peace be upon...
JAKARTA Muslims travel home to celebrate the end of Ramadan...
Still, in cosmopolitan Cairo and Beirut, most hotels and some trendy restaurants take advantage of tradition and capitalize on the late Ramadan hours, putting up large tents where friends meet for the late Sohour meal, mint tea, games of cards, backgammon, music and of course the Shisha. Business people have taken advantage of these traditional gatherings to make contact with clients and government officials...
...meal times and the longer evening prayer, which starts at 7:30 p.m. and lasts anywhere from one to two hours depending on which country you are in. Still, the overall pace is still slow. The bottom line: unless it is urgent business, schedule your trip before or after Ramadan...
...Rizvi ’08 said. “I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time.” Rizvi and several other HIS members made the 25-minute subway trip to the event on the 16th day of the holy month of Ramadan. The opening of the ISB Cultural Center, which includes a mosque, library, and school, had been opposed by several activist groups who expressed concern over alleged ISB ties to terrorists and anti-Semitic groups, and the purchase of the site raised some legal objections. The mosque is now the largest...