fasting month

It's now the 14 or 15th day of Ramadan maybe. Muslims all over the world are undergoing fasting month including restriction to smoking, drinking, sex and so on. Ramadan also includes family gathering for the sake of being together and sharing what we have. Surprisingly, in one of the Arabic countries, the endowment dates have become very popular as sweetness of the date takes the edge off hunger(This prevents a person from overeating after he has opened his fast. Dates contain calcium, sulphur, iron, potassium, phosphorus, manganese, copper, magnesium, volatile oils, Vitamin-B6, folic acid, Potassium, Iron and Magnesium, proteins, sugars, vitamins and are rich in natural fibers which contribute to a healthy body and mind. Dates provides natural sugar in the form of glucose and fructose which is ready for immediate absorption and, is infinitely far superior to cane-sugar.) until they have named a date species after the president of USA Barack Obama.

In France, this year is the first year that halal meat is sold and labelled in supermarkets(broadcasted my Arabic TV station)

Opening fast time is when the sundown, as Muslims say, the Maghreb prayer has started. According to the Koran, sundown begins when a black thread can no longer be distinguished from a white one.

(above) Kabul mosque in Afghanistan where free food is given for open fast.

pictures taken from foreignpolicy.com


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world's worst sons

i was looking through the foreign policy's website just now and I really like what I read. This might be one of my top recommended websites for educational reference. It also includes a lot of amusing pictures globally.

amongst all the article I've read, one article really caught my attention and I have pasted a few part of the articles. enjoy =)

..."Bad behavior: Although he has no formal government position, Sheikh Issa, whose brother Khalifa is the current ruler of Abu Dhabi, is one of the emirate’s most prominent real estate developers. He was previously best known for building the Al Hakema tower, a massive complex in honor of his late father. But thanks to one night in the desert and an ill-advised videotape, Sheikh Issa’s name is now synonymous with sadism and abuse of power.

A video obtained by ABC News shows a group of men, including the sheikh, torturing an Afghan grain merchant who he accuses of cheating him. In the video, which was allegedly shot on his desert ranch at night, Issa fires an automatic weapon around the man, stuffs sand in his mouth, sodomizes him with an electric cattle prod, lights him on fire, and pours salt on his bleeding wounds."

to read the whole article, click here. there are about 5 similar articles =)

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