tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18220453.post6059794200323784311..comments2024-03-27T10:35:23.599+00:00Comments on THE VIEW FROM FEZ: Not All Ramadans Are EqualAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056882414512099956noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18220453.post-5340518148399329482012-07-23T13:01:50.917+00:002012-07-23T13:01:50.917+00:00Shukran! Good to be readingShukran! Good to be readingNordeennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18220453.post-10403224646189636612012-07-23T10:37:17.888+00:002012-07-23T10:37:17.888+00:00Well, I agree with you about cricket! The article ...Well, I agree with you about cricket! The article gave me a nice feel for the complexity. And, hey, two minutes here or there... <br /><br />bon apres midi...Gastonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18220453.post-50098707438624436392012-07-23T10:13:02.006+00:002012-07-23T10:13:02.006+00:00This moderately but fractured article begins with ...This moderately but fractured article begins with a basic, unresearched error. The statement that Ramadan fasting 'begins at sunrise and ends at sunset' is inaccurate in both cases. <br />The fasting ends at the call to prayer which is about two minutes after sunset...but starts at the first call to prayer of the day, about 90 minutes before sunrise. Thus, in Fes, the howitzers at Borj Nord blasted off on Sunday evening at 19.34 and repeated this morning at 03.32. The fast therefore lasts for 16 hours currently, in Fes<br />As for Muslims competing in international sporting events while fasting, although this statement was partly withdrawn later in the text, take the case of the devout practising Muslim,Hashim Amla, who spent over two days accumulating 311 not out at the Oval Test. I very much doubt that he did this without taking lunch on both days. After all, that's what cricket is all about: a good lunch.Captain Cooknoreply@blogger.com