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Thursday, September 04, 2008

Originally posted in Ramadan two years ago, I thought some readers might find this Egypt-focused primer handy. The month-long fast began Sept. 1, 2008


Living in Egypt: Ramadan Kareem
Posted by arn at 9/04/2008 05:15:00 PM
Labels: Islam, ritual

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