Tag Archives: Ramadan
In Case You Missed It
Pakistan and Afghanistan have called a temporary ceasefire in their war against each other. Killing is on hold until Monday. The conflict broke out a few weeks ago but has been overshadowed by other conflicts. Only two of the dozen or so people I mentioned it to were aware it was going on, despite a […]
Breaking The Fast
Muslims the world over are observing Ramadan, a month of daylight fasting. Many are thankful that this year Ramadan falls in April and May instead of June and July when the days are longer. I was thinking more of travel than Ramadan yesterday, though some of my Muslim friends were on my mind. In Germany […]
Northern Ramadan
The sun rose yesterday at eleven minutes before one a.m. in Pangnirtung in northern Canada. It set at 11:55 p.m. No, that is not a misprint. They had less than an hour of darkness. Looking at the Environment Canada website it seems to me that further north there is no sunrise or sunset, that […]
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