August 2009
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My article about Ramadhan for the BBC
Let me reach Ramadhan…alive!
I shall wake up on the first day of Ramadhan and sleep not, or little, for 30 days. My stomach may be apprehensive, but my heart is already wide open, ready to enjoy the peace and blessings of this month, the best of the twelve. Whether practising or not practising, whatever the lifestyle, Ramadhan is certainly a very special time for Muslims. From dawn to sunset, no...
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A follow-up to my BBC article
Yacine Helali, who lives in the West End of Newcastle, explains how he feels as the Islamic month of Ramadhan comes to an end.
This is it.
The sighting of the full moon initiated the fasting month of Ramadhan in August and 30 days later, by the full moon again, this intense social and spiritual experience has come to an end with Eid al-Fitr.
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