ramadan

Ramadan is a Muslim religious observance which takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar year, a lunar calender year, in which Muslims around the world spend the daylight hours in a complete fast.

Ramadan is usually between 29 and 20 days each year, depending on the new moon being sighted. It is considered a time to purify the soul, a time for inner reflection, devotion to God and self-control. It is a time of increasing good deeds and avoidance of anything that displeases Allah. It is also considered a time to thank Allah for all the blessings He has bestowed, and make dua for those that are not so fortunate.

Ramadan, an old Arabic word meaning ‘scorching heat’, was the month in which the first verses of the holy Qur'an were revealed to the Prophet Mohammad. Ramadan ends with the Islamic holiday of Eid-al-Fitr, on the first day of the subsequent month.

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• Tariq Ramadan, a Swiss citizen, weighs i…

  
  Talk Islam — Authority: 539
  Tariq Ramadan, a Swiss citizen, weighs in on the minarets ban . After discussing the political background, he makes the following interesting contentions: Who is to be blamed? I have been repeating for years to Muslim people that they have to be positively visible, active and proactive within their respective ...
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• White House Releases President Obama’s Greeting in Observance of Eid-ul-Adha

  
  Holiday Rap - Holidays on the Net Holiday Blog — Authority: 144
  The White House has released President Obama’s greeting to Muslims observing the end of the Hajj and the Islamic holiday of Eid-ul-Adha. Michelle and I would like to send our best wishes to all those performing Hajj this year, and to Muslims in America and around the world who are celebrating Eid-ul-Adha. The ...
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• (November 27) Tonight / Tomorrow we’re observing . . .  Eid-Al-Adha

  
  Holiday Rap - Holidays on the Net Holiday Blog — Authority: 144
  Eid-Al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice – Islamic -begins at sundown) This Muslim holiday, celebrated during the time of the annual hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca, marks the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael, as commanded by God. The day is consecrated with an animal sacrifice, of which one-third is ...
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• Have a Green Black Friday: Buy Nothing

  
  Life within me — Authority: 140
  There’s only one way to avoid the collapse of this human experiment of ours on Planet Earth: we have to consume less. That’s the message that the organizers of Buy Nothing Day are trying to send today even as millions of Americans partake in the crazed consumerist ritual known as Black Friday. From Adbusters : ...
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• Archaeological cemetery dating back to Romanian era unearthed in Syria

  
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  Washington, November 26 (ANI): The Syrian national archaeological team has unearthed an important and unique archaeological cemetery dating back to the Romanian era at the village of Ma’rin al-Jabal, southeast of the city of Hama in central Syria. According to a report in the Global Arab Network, Chairman of Hama ...
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• Daniel Pipes says Keith Ellison is a threat to Western Civilization

  
  loonwatch.com — Authority: 423
  Daniel Pipes Daniel Pipes , the academic who dropped academia long ago to pursue anti-Islam polemics and apologia for Israeli policy is at it again. In a Nov, 24, 2009 article in the Jerusalem Post , Pipes writes about his favorite topic, “the Muslim threat to Western Civilization.” According to the ...
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• Burqa shades add a chic twist to tradition

  
  Muslims Against Sharia — Authority: 612
  Normally a branding consultancy waits for a brief before sharpening its pencils, but the Dubai office of GS Fitch decided to instigate its own project this summer. The result is a US$1 million (Dh3.6m) concept for a pair of sunglasses designed to replicate the burqa, but with a modern twist. “We wanted to ...
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• ‘They have taken away all rewards’

  
  MuslimMatters.org — Authority: 530
  by Faraz Omar (Editor Saudi Gazette) “O, Prophet of Allah! The rich among us have taken away all the rewards,” complained the poor Companions. “They pray as we pray, they fast as we fast, but they also give wealth in charity (while we have no wealth to spend).” (Refer Imam Nawawi’s 40 Hadith for the full ...
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• Debate between Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Tariq Ramadan - Part 1 of 3

  
  Muslims Against Sharia — Authority: 612
  - Reform Islam is still by far a minority reading of Islam. The majority of Muslims believe in an orthodox, literalist reading of Islam. - What is written in the Quran and Sunnah is not compatible with the modern values held in the secular states we live in today. - If we accept the idea that the Quran was ...
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• BUY THE BURKHA BARBIE FOR YOUR LITTLE INFIDEL!

  
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  BURKHA BARBIE - YOUR LITTLE INFIDEL WILL KILL FOR ONE! ANNOUNCERS VOICE: Just in time for Christm..err..Hanukk..err..Ramadan is Burkha Barbie! Yes, you’re little infidel will love finding Burkha Barbie next to her prayer mat! She’ll spend hours learning to hate infidels and dream of exploding herself in a ...
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• ISI helped Mullah Omar to flee to Karachi to escape US drone attacks

  
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  Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) has helped Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar to flee from the border town of Quetta to the port city of Karachi, fearing that US drones might target him.Recently, one-eyed leader of the Afghan Taliban found refuge from potential US attacks in ...
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• Mullah Omar not in Karachi: Pakistan (Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Islamabad/Washington, Nov 20 (IANS) Pakistan has rejected a US newspaper report claiming that the one-eyed Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Omar is in Karachi, terming it false and baseless.Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit, while speaking to a private TV channel Friday, made it clear that Omar was not in the southern ...
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• Inside the Kingdom by Robert Lacey: review

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 969
  Richard Spencer is fascinated by Inside the Kingdom by Robert Lacey an insiders view of the rulers of Saudi Arabia
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• Read The Spirit and ‘Seydou’s Christmas Tree’

  
  Joel On The Road — Authority: 121
  Two years ago, David Crumm of ReadThe Spirit.com featured my essay on the experience my wife and I had with Christmas in Africa. David’s enthusiasm for that piece — written many years ago — encouraged me to publish the same story on JOTR back in ‘07. This year, I expanded the piece, and added many [...]
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• Muslim 500 – A Listing of the 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World

  
  Muslim Media Network — Authority: 480
  By Adil James, MMNS A fascinating new book has just been issued by The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center (in Jordan) in concert with Georgetown’s Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. The book lists the 500 most influential people in the Muslim world, breaking the people ...
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• Islamic terrorism inside the classroom

  
  Ellopos Blog — Authority: 112
  According to The Daily Telegraph, a Greek schoolboy living in Australia was chased and assaulted by Muslims after a confrontation over the contents of his lunch! Antonios, 5 years old, said he and a friend had to be locked inside the library for an hour after being chased by a group of Muslim boys offended [...]
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• Sydney: Schoolboy Attacked for Eating Salami Sandwich During Ramadan

  
  Winds Of Jihad By SheikYerMami — Authority: 582
  The Daily TelegraphCultural Enrichment News:Boy “chased, assaulted by Muslim students”Was eating salami during RamadanParents withdraw boy from the schoolDaily Telegraph: Fight clubs...
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• Schoolboy claims he was attacked by Muslim mob over salami sandwich

  
  Muslims Against Sharia — Authority: 612
  Bruce McDougall A SCHOOLBOY claims he was attacked by a mob of angry Muslim students because he ate a salami sandwich during Ramadan. Antonios Grigoriou, 11, says he was chased and assaulted after a confrontation over the contents of his lunch. Antonios, a Year 5 student of Greek-Australian background ...
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• A campaign for inclusion

  
  In the Second City| In the Second City blog, honoluluadvertiser.com | Honolulu, Hawaii — Authority: 117
  Perhaps I havent noticed it in the past, but this year some stores put out Christmas decorations before Halloween. The holiday season comes earlier and earlier each year. At this point I am almost ready for it. In the past I have been know to complain about the general bias in Hawaii during this season towards all ...
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• Dr Daniel Pipes in Australia

  
  Winds Of Jihad By SheikYerMami — Authority: 582
  Dr Daniel Pipes, Internationally Renown  Expert on Islam discusses radical Islam and the Middle East with Allan Jones, you can listen here….Meanwhile, in Cauckistan:Tarek Fatah: Montreal...
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