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  • September 2008

    • Holy Season for Two Faiths Intersects in Jerusalem

      New York Times  |  Sep 29, 08 11:42 AM CDT

      Holy Season for Two Faiths Intersects in Jerusalem

      (Newser) - This year’s intersection of Jewish new-year holidays and the Muslim holy month of Ramadan—a rarity due to Islam’s changing calendar—is felt particularly keenly in Jerusalem, a sacred city for both religions, Ethan Bronner notes in the New York Times . Night has become “a kind of monotheistic traffic jam,” with devout Jews praying at the Western Wall while Muslims break their fast. More »

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      Israel  • Islam  • Jews  • Muslims  • Jerusalem  • Judaism  • holiday  • Ramadan  • Islamic Sharia law  • Dome of the Rock  • lunar new year  • Western Wall

    • 38 Iraqis Killed in Bloodiest Ramadan Day

      CNN  |  Sep 29, 08 3:59 AM CDT

      38 Iraqis Killed in Bloodiest Ramadan Day

      (Newser) - At least 20 people were killed yesterday when a suicide bomber detonated a vest of explosives amid a crowd of onlookers that had gathered after an earlier car bomb exploded in central Baghdad. A total of 34 people were killed in attacks in Baghdad and another four died in Dayala Province, reports CNN. It was the bloodiest day in the Iraqi capital during this year's holy month of Ramadan.   More »

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      Baghdad  • Ramadan  • car bombs

    • Saudi Judge: Kill Offending Broadcasters

      Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 12, 08 4:45 PM CDT

      Saudi Judge: Kill Offending Broadcasters

      (Newser) - The highest judge in Saudi Arabia says “it is permissible” to murder owners of satellite TV networks that broadcast questionable material during Ramadan, the Guardian reports. When a caller to his radio show asked about channels featuring “bad programs,” Sheik Saleh al-Lihedan responded, “What does the owner of these networks think, when he provides seduction, obscenity and vulgarity? … Certainly it’s permissible to kill them.” More »

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      Saudi Arabia  • censorship  • Sharia law  • Ramadan  • satellite TV  • fatwa

  • August 2008

    • Ancient Ritual Blends Faith, Technology

      Washington Post  |  Aug 31, 08 6:29 PM CDT

      Ancient Ritual Blends Faith, Technology

      (Newser) - Telescopes are tilted skyward throughout the Muslim world tonight, hunting for the first glimpse of a crescent moon that signals the start of Ramadan. In an age-old mix of science and religion, astronomers and clerics gather each year to monitor the moon and announce the beginning of Islam’s holiest month. The 4 weeks of fasting and celebration will likely begin tomorrow, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      Islam  • astronomy  • Muslims  • moon  • Ramadan  • religious rites  • Prophet Muhammed

  • October 2007

    • Islamic Rituals Face a Celestial Test

      Guardian (UK)  |  Oct 10, 07 1:44 PM CDT

      Islamic Rituals Face a Celestial Test

      (Newser) - He wasn’t the first Muslim in space, but Malaysia's Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor will be the first to follow customized guidelines for religious observance in orbit, the Guardian reports. Praying toward Mecca and fasting between sunrise and sunset seemed impossible until scholars spent a year bringing the challenges down to Earth ahead of Shukor's blastoff today for the International Space Station. More »

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      Islam  • Ramadan  • Mecca  • spaceflight

    • US, Iraqi Death Tolls Plummet

      Associated Press  |  Oct 1, 07 3:11 PM CDT

      US, Iraqi Death Tolls Plummet

      (Newser) - The death tolls among US soldiers and Iraqi civilians both fell significantly in September, hitting their lowest levels since the summer of 2006. Civilian deaths dropped 50% to 988, compared to 1,975 in August. The American death toll in September was 64, the fewest casualties since July 2006, the AP reports. More »

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      Iraq  • al-Qaeda  • Baghdad  • violence  • death toll  • Ramadan

  • September 2007

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