Ramadan
noun
Ram·a·dan
ˈrä-mə-ˌdän 
ˌrä-mə-ˈdän
: the ninth month of the Islamic year observed as sacred with fasting practiced daily from dawn to sunset see Months of the Principal Calendars Table
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The work accelerated during Ramadan, the holy month when Muslims traditionally conduct a dawn-to-dusk fast broken by what in normal times would be a sumptuous repast.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Last week, the U.N. Security Council approved a resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza for the rest of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and a return of the more than 130 hostages held by Hamas.
—Chuck Quirmbach, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
After fasting from sunrise to sunset for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, their nights are now spent clashing with protesters.
—Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Tensions boiled over when Netanyahu abruptly canceled an Israeli delegation to Washington on Monday to discuss an alternative approach to Rafah after the U.S. allowed, through abstention, the U.N. to pass a resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza for the remainder of Ramadan.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
Recommended Peace Ramadan peace prevails in Jerusalem as all sides keep extremists at bay
Baking is just a hobby now.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2024
Muslim students face tough challenges during Ramadan.
—USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
During Ramadan, which began March 10, adas polo is also a staple for breaking the fast.
—Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
Witness Daud Hassan Mohamed said the strike hit a home in an agricultural area in the evening after iftar, the meal when Muslims fasting for the holy month of Ramadan break their day-long fast.
—Mohamed Gabobe, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Last week, the U.N. Security Council approved a resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza for the rest of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and a return of the more than 130 hostages held by Hamas.
—Chuck Quirmbach, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
After fasting from sunrise to sunset for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, their nights are now spent clashing with protesters.
—Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Tensions boiled over when Netanyahu abruptly canceled an Israeli delegation to Washington on Monday to discuss an alternative approach to Rafah after the U.S. allowed, through abstention, the U.N. to pass a resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza for the remainder of Ramadan.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
Recommended Peace Ramadan peace prevails in Jerusalem as all sides keep extremists at bay
Baking is just a hobby now.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2024
Muslim students face tough challenges during Ramadan.
—USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
During Ramadan, which began March 10, adas polo is also a staple for breaking the fast.
—Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
Witness Daud Hassan Mohamed said the strike hit a home in an agricultural area in the evening after iftar, the meal when Muslims fasting for the holy month of Ramadan break their day-long fast.
—Mohamed Gabobe, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
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Ramadan
noun
Ram·a·dan
ˈrä-mə-ˌdän
ˌrä-mə-ˈdän
: the ninth month of the Islamic year observed as sacred with daily fasting from dawn to sunset
Etymology
from Arabic Ramaḍan
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