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Ramadan Kareem from the Democratic Party and President Obama
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Aziz Poonawalla
The official twitter handle of the Democratic Party (@TheDemocrats) just posted this Ramadan Kareem message quoting President Obama: Ramadan Kareem. pic.twitter.com/XDgL95yTlz — The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) June 28, 2014 “Ramadan reminds us of our shared responsibility to treat others as we wish to be treated ourselves and the basic principles that bind people of different faiths…
Ramadan is coming – or has already arrived
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Aziz Poonawalla
Ramadan Mubarak! By the lunar Fatimid calendar, today (Saturday 28th June) is the 1st of Ramadan. The Mecca-centric calculations of The Fiqh Council of North America (affiliated with the Islamic Society of North America) also concur with the lunar calendar in declaring today the 1st of Ramadan. Most moonsighting communities have not yet confirmed a…
Gulf muslims almost had a 28-day Ramadan this year
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Aziz Poonawalla
Arguably there is more drama surrounding when Eid starts than when Ramadan starts, because after a month of fasting the issue is a little more urgent 🙂 This year was no different, but there was added drama in the Gulf region due to a startling near-admission of error from the Saudi religious authorities. It seems…
a quote for Eid ul Fitr (Nelson Mandela)
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Aziz Poonawalla
The season of Eid is upon us, and I’d like to share this quote from Nelson Mandela that came my way early this morning: “There is nothing like returning to a place unchanged to find the ways you yourself have changed.” What a wonderful sentiment. On Eid, we fully return to the routines of normal…
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