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Riot police watched as Istanbul protesters broke their fast together in a massive banquet that stretched far along Istiklal Avenue in a splendid show of unity, Reuters reports. Though the police used teargas and water cannons to clear them out of Gezi Park a mere two nights ago, on Tuesday they allowed the protesters to break their fast together before resuming efforts to force them to leave.
Gezi Park has become the symbol which people have rallied behind to protest Prime Minister Tayyip Ergogan's government, which many consider authoritarian. Protesters celebrated the first day of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, by breaking bread together in defiance of the police.
Iftar dinners were also held in a pedestrian street near Gezi Park and hosted by the Revolutionary Muslims and Anti-Capitalist Muslims, two leftist groups which sympathize with the protesters. Ramadan is a time for communities to unite and reflect on social issues, and the iftar dinners are a way for participants to come together.
"I hope the state will understand what these people have been trying to say with the protests. It is a constitutional right to enter a public space and protest," said Ozge Dogu, a 23-year-old university student.
Bahraini men gather to search the sky over the Persian Gulf for the crescent moon in the western village of Karzakan, Bahrain, on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. The new moon heralds the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, a time of fasting, prayer and charitable giving for Muslims worldwide. Bahrain announced Ramadan officially begins Wednesday in the kingdom.
In this picture taken on Tuesday, July 9, 2013, a worshipper stands at the entrance to the Cave of Hira on the top of al-Nour mountain in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The Cave of Hira is where Muslims believe Muhammad received his first revelations. Arabic reads, "The Door of the Cave - the Mountain of al-Nour."
Thousands of people sit on Istiklal Avenue, the main shopping road of Istanbul, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Thousands of people broke the fast on the first day of Ramadan in a kind of spontaneous form of protest sitting in a queue of some hundred meters from Galatasaray University to Taksim Square on the street chanting slogans while eating together.
Yemeni girls wearing traditional costumes attend a festival for children to welcome the Holy month of Ramadan in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen, on Monday, July 8, 2013.
Pakistani Muslims sweep the floor of a mosque on the eve of Ramadan in Karachi on July 10, 2013.
A Palestinian child poses with a star as people arrive to attend the evening prayer during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the old city of Jerusalem on July 9, 2013.
Kuwaitis buy fruits and vegetables at a market place on July 10, 2013 in downtown Kuwait City, on the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
Mosque workers prepare food for distribution to the poor and Muslims who come to break their fast at Noor Mosque in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, July 10, 2013.
Afghan children read and memorise the Koran at a mosque in Jalalabad on July 10, 2013, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
A Palestinian woman buys traditional Ramadan decorations at a store in the West Bank city of Jenin, Monday, July 8, 2013.
Students sit in circles during a Quran recital class on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Ar-Raudlatul Hasanah Islamic boarding school in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, July 10, 2013.
A Lebanese man prays at a mosque in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Many devout Muslims in the Middle East have started observing the dawn-to-dusk fast for the month of Ramadan even as the region is rocked by Egypt's turmoil and the relentless civil war in Syria. For most Sunnis and Shiites, Ramadan started on Wednesday while others are expected to begin observing the holy month on Thursday differences based on various sightings of the new moon.
A Pakistani Muslim performs ablutions before evening prayer at historical Wazir Khan mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 10, 2013.
Indian Muslims pray at Jama Masjid on the eve of Ramadan in New Delhi on July 10, 2013.
A Palestinian vendor displays a prayer mat at a market in the West Bank city of Jenin ahead of Ramadan, Tuesday, July 9, 2013.
A Pakistani vendor waits for customers to sell prayer beads ahead of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan on Tuesday, July 9, 2013.
Afghan workers make sweets at a traditional factory ahead of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 9, 2013.
Students perform an afternoon prayer on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Ar-Raudlatul Hasanah Islamic boarding school in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, July 10, 2013.
Flint resident Ahmad Deeb helps set up decorations at the Flint Islamic Center on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 in preparation for the Islamic tradition of Ramadan that starts Wednesday, July 10. Hundreds are expected to gather at the center for the Terawih prayer, which leads into a month of fasting -- or sawm -- and prayer.
Kuwaitis are seen trhough a window glass standing at a butcher's shop at a market place on July 10, 2013 in downtown Kuwait City, on the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
Pakistani bakers make traditional food for the holy fasting month of Ramadan at a shop in Karachi on July 10, 2013.
A Palestinian boy blows soap bubbles as he hawks toys on the eve of the start of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, at a street market in Gaza City on July 9, 2013.
Ramadan Can be a lonely time for Muslim ConvertsThis seems very sad..
As he looks to another Ramadan beginning Tuesday (July 9), DeMelto wonders if this might be the year when he finally lands an invitation to a fellow Muslim’s home for the iftar, the fast-breaking meal.
“The one thing that I expected to experience more fully in turning to Islam was engagement in a community,” said DeMelto, a 40-year-old baker.
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Ramadan Preparations Underway In KuwaitA Kuwaiti woman looks at vegetables displayed on a stall at a market place on July 10, 2013 in downtown Kuwait City, on the first day of Ramadan.
As I explained the basics of Ramadan to my mom her response was, jokingly, "Well listen to yourself, that's your time because mine is the Holy Week (La Semana Santa)". Yes my mom is a Roman Catholic and a very proud and firm one at that. I was raised in a Catholic household and not once have I doubted God. I have, however, doubted Catholicism.
I have always admired my mom's faith and I still do. She has never doubted God and she has taught me that the most important thing in life is the relationship with our Heavenly Father . Of course the younger I was the less of a priority God was. Now that I am older He is my number one priority so much so that I began researching and educating myself about my own religion. I began to see flaws in more than one way from the practices to the actual word I am supposed to depend on, the Bible. I began to doubt....but not in God, only in my religion.
My faith crisis had to be put on hold because I was going to attend college in the fall and I needed to focus on "more important things". Well this past December I began reading the Qu'ran in an attempt to convince my Muslim friends that the Bible was the truth and Christianity was the only way. Well I had a surprise in store for me! The Qu'ran shared a lot of the same beliefs and values as the Bible....but how so?! The media has told me that Muslims are terrorists, women are oppressed, they pray to a different god, a moon god and so much more. By taking the time out to read the Qu'ran I learned quickly that it was all false. I learned that Allah means God in Arabic just as Dios means God in Spanish. Once I began learning and asking questions, things began to get more clearer...it's July now and I am still researching Islam but my mind and heart accepted it a long time ago. Of course I have been advised by many Muslims that there is no impulse in religion and I should take my time which is what I am doing. But Ramadan is here and I want to join in for the sake of God! It's going to be hard, I don't know everything but I know that with God's help it can be done.
During this holy month I will read the entire Qu'ran inshaAllah (God Willingly) and I will physically, mentally, and emotionally fast. I will be reflecting this entire month and asking questions to find answers from Imams (teachers), Scholars, respected Muslims and most importantly God. I invite you to come learn with me and please ask questions as I will be asking away in search for answers!
Ramadan mubarak! (Happy Ramadan)
-- Brenda Martinez (Fasting For Ramadan As A Roman Catholic)
Surat Al-Baqarah 2:183"O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous -"
Text: Sahih International from Quran.com
Ramadan By The NumbersYou'll never guess how many dates are produced.
Ramadan Begins In IndonesiaRamadan in numbers http://t.co/P0QwnTeSHZ
— GuardianData (@GuardianData) July 10, 2013
In Surabaya, Indonesia, Muslims visit the graves of family members, bringing offerings of flowers and praying before Ramadan on July 9, 2013.
A sculpture by Ghostriver Studios inspired by "99 Names of God" http://t.co/fODFx6vXWU #Islam #Ramadan
— CustomMade (@CustomMade) 4 years ago
From his website, artist Andrew Kosorok says, "These are made as a bridge between people of different beliefs and cultures, to help me (a non-Muslim) understand and appreciate my Muslim neighbors."
A History Of Quranic TranslationsSome food for thought for readers of the Quran this Ramadan.
The great conundrum of Islam for the non- Arabic speaker is: Can the sacred text be translated without losing its sacredness? Is the true meaning "lost in the translation"?Translations of the untranslatable abound: probably close to a hundred by now, with new ones appearing all the time. Of course, the Quran should be read in Arabic, for many reasons: according to the Prophet himself, for the magic of the sounds and the power of recitation of the poetic language, perhaps simply as a mountain to be climbed for the faithful. But fewer than 20 percent of Muslims speak Arabic, so most Muslims can study the text only in translation. The process began soon after Mohammed died: the first being of the Fatiha into Persian by Salman Al-Farasi, one of the Prophet's dearest companions. The first Western translation -- into Latin in 1143 by the English monk Robert of Ketton -- was a belated recognition by the then crusading Catholic church of the need to understand the enemy, and was intended as a refutation.
Read more from Eric Walberg of Al-Ahram Weekly here
Tweets Celebrate RamadanRamadan greetings are flying across the globe as the holy month begins. Muslims and non-muslims alike are sharing their good wishes for the coming holiday on social media.
Check out our Twitter roundup here
Ramadan fast a welcome challenge for many Muslim childrenFrom The Miami Herald:
Fasting has been weighing on Sana Motorwala’s mind.
The 11-year-old Kendall girl wants to participate in Ramadan, the holy month in the Islamic calendar when Muslims refrain from drinking and eating from sunrise to sunset. The practice is one of the five pillars of Islam.
Sana will try for the first time to complete the month’s fast this year, when Ramadan begins at sunset on Monday. Concerned about dehydration, she is temporarily dropping tennis camp and swimming classes because liquids — water included — are not permitted during the fasting period.
“I kind of feel excited about doing it,” she says. “I will miss [tennis and swimming] but it’s not like you’re forever robbed of them. And it’s only for one month, so you put up with it.”
Read more from Paradise Afshar here
Ramadan 2013: Facts, History, Dates, Greeting And Rules Of The Muslim FastWhat is the history of Ramadan?
Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar. The term Ramadan literally means scorching in Arabic. It was established as a Holy Month for Muslims after the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad in 610 CE on the occasion known as Laylat al-Qadr, frequently translated as "the Night of Power.
Find out more here.
Ramadan Start Date 2013: Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday? Muslims DisagreeIs Ramadan Tuesday or Wednesday? How about Thursday?
Because of disagreements over when the lunar-based Islamic fasting month begins, Muslims will start their fasting on different days this year.
In the United States, the Fiqh Council of North America, a prominent group of Islamic scholars affiliated with the Islamic Society of North America, has declared the first fasting day of Ramadan to be Tuesday. It used astronomical calculations and a physical sighting of the new moon in California. Many mosques, such as the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, have also encouraged their congregants to use Tuesday as the first fasting day.
But with the vast majority of the world's Muslims living outside the U.S., and many of America's Muslims having immigrated from or having family in other countries, the Ramadan calendars used in places such as Saudi Arabia have swayed some Americans to change their observation dates.
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Ramadan Business A Boon To Islamic MarketThis Ramadan, many businesses are using it as an opportunity to draw more customers to their doors with special sales and other offers. As the number of Muslims in the U.S. increases, the Muslim market has become extremely appealing to businesses. But is Ramadan becoming too commercial?
Read more from Jaweed Kaleem here.
You Are The Fast! - Rumi“You are the day, you are the fast, you are the gift for the needy!”—Rumi, Ghazal #37
— Brad Gooch (@RumiSecrets) July 8, 2013
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Freedom and FastingFasting is the one prescribed discipline or practice that is actually about restraint rather than action. And in this there is a profound wisdom. It teaches us that there are times when restraint is just as powerful, if not even more powerful, than action. Fasting is like pulling back a wild, galloping horse from the brink of a cliff.
Read the whole piece by Imam Sohaib Sultan here
May You Use This Month To Talk To GodRamadan SolidarityRamadan Mubarak. May you use this month to talk to God. May you hear Him in the spaces of the world.
— Haroon Moghul (@hsmoghul) July 8, 2013
Ramadan Mubarak!Reflections of a Non-Muslim Fasting Ramadan, Introducing @MarPar91 on #RamadanRendezvous! So inspired! http://t.co/lahh2jMsaq
— Noor Tagouri (@NTagouri) July 8, 2013
Fasting Schedule 2013Ramandan Mubarak to my Muslim brothers and sisters. Proud to support the Muslim community through my work as chairman of @ffeuny
— Russell Simmons (@UncleRUSH) July 8, 2013
Welcome to the 2013 Ramadan live blog. Tomorrow marks the beginning of the fast, and this helpful tool from IslamiCity allows you to conveniently calculate prayer times by entering your city or zip code. We wish everyone a blessed month!
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