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ARTICLES ABOUT RAMADAN
A Taxi Ride to Celebrate Ramadan
Metropolitan Diary: Instead of spending the holiday with his family, a taxi driver goes about his usual business, driving customers from the airport.
August 28, 2012MORE ON RAMADAN AND: LaGuardia Airport (NYC), Taxicabs and Taxicab Drivers, Ramadan, Muslims and Islam, Afghanistan, Kandahar (Afghanistan), Flushing (NYC)
Ramadan TV Gently Pushes Saudi Boundaries
In Saudi Arabia, gentle social satire about Saudi life is permissible and even welcome during Ramadan, a festive season that also serves as a sweeps month.
August 19, 2012, SundayGunmen Open Fire in Mosque in Dagestan
The interior ministry for the Russian Caucasus region said eight people were wounded in the attack as they celebrated the end of Ramadan.
August 18, 2012, SaturdayThe Fast and the Furious
Can't British employers do more to accommodate Muslims during Ramadan?
August 17, 2012MORE ON RAMADAN AND: Olympic Games (2012), Muslims and Islam, Working Hours, Ramadan, Fasting, Great Britain, London (England)
Rafah Crossing Closed, Curbing Gazans’ Chances for Hajj
After an attack that killed 16 Egyptian soldiers, a crossing was closed, then severely restricted, preventing many Gazans from going to Mecca during Ramadan.
August 18, 2012, SaturdayIn Syria, the Soap Opera Is a Casualty of War
In losing the soap opera, the Syrian government has lost one of its most powerful means of spreading ideas and political messages.
August 16, 2012, ThursdayMORE ON RAMADAN AND: ASSAD, BASHAR AL-, RAMADAN, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA UNREST (2010- ), TELEVISION, SOAP OPERAS, SYRIA
Wave of Attacks Kills Dozens in Iraq
A series of bombings and shootings wounded more than 100 people across Iraq, just as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan drew to a close.
August 16, 2012, ThursdayMORE ON RAMADAN AND: IRAQ WAR (2003-11), RAMADAN, BOMBS AND EXPLOSIVES, TERRORISM, CIVILIAN CASUALTIES, EXPLOSIONS, KIRKUK (IRAQ), DIYALA PROVINCE (IRAQ), BAGHDAD (IRAQ), BAQUBA (IRAQ), FALLUJA (IRAQ), IRAQ
From Nalli Nihari to Malpua, Mumbai Offers Hearty Ramadan Fare
Some of the nondescript eateries cook up the best Ramadan dishes.
August 14, 2012Attackers in Afghanistan Kill at Least 43
Bombings and shootings took the lives of at least 43 Afghans on Tuesday. The assaults came as people were thronging shops to prepare for the Muslim holiday that ends the month of Ramadan.
August 14, 2012, TuesdayMORE ON RAMADAN AND: RAMADAN, BOMBS AND EXPLOSIVES, TERRORISM, AFGHANISTAN WAR (2001- ), AFGHANISTAN
Hyderabad's Charm Found in Ramadan Delights
Break your fast with Haleem, biryani, qubani-ka-meetha and much more in Hyderabad's old city.
August 10, 2012Feasting After Fasts in the Streets of Old Delhi
During Ramadan old parts of Delhi are abuzz with vendors serving mouth-watering food until wee hours of the morning.
August 8, 2012The Week in Metro Pictures, Aug. 3
Subjects include a badminton club in Queens, the debate over the presence of children at a Brooklyn bar and a Shakespearean performance at Rikers Island.
August 3, 2012MORE ON RAMADAN AND: RIKERS ISLAND PRISON COMPLEX, , BABIES AND INFANTS, BARS, RAMADAN, BLINDNESS, BADMINTON, KIDNAPPING, JEWS AND JUDAISM, BROOKLYN (NYC), FAR ROCKAWAY (NYC)
Ramadan Poses Challenges for Muslims at the Olympics
The arrival of Ramadan, Islam’s holiest month, has led to a variety of issues for the estimated 3,000 Muslim athletes and officials at the Olympic Games.
July 31, 2012, Tuesday
Celebrating Ramadan in New York Between Fasts
The holy month of Ramadan enlivens the time from sunset to dawn as observant Muslims in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, as elsewhere, eat, drink, laugh and pray.
July 28, 2012, SaturdayBombings Kill About 30 Across Iraq
The most deadly attack was a triple bombing in a food market near Baghdad that killed 15 people.
July 22, 2012, SundayMORE ON RAMADAN AND: IRAQ WAR (2003-11), RAMADAN, BOMBS AND EXPLOSIVES, TERRORISM, MUSLIMS AND ISLAM, BAGHDAD (IRAQ), MAHMUDIYA (IRAQ), IRAQ, NAJAF (IRAQ)
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The Week in Metro Pictures, Aug. 3
Subjects include a badminton club in Queens, the debate over the presence of children at a Brooklyn bar and a Shakespearean performance at Rikers Island.
Faith and Football Meet in Wee Hours
Two-a-day football practices at Fordson High School in Dearborn, Mich., whose enrollment is 90 percent Muslim, coincided this week with Ramadan, leading to an interesting scheduling solution.
Battle for Libya | August 2, 2011
As rebels mourned the death of Gen. Abdul Fattah Younes in Libya, Muslims broke their fast with Iftar during Ramadan.
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