Ramadan 2014: Resources

Last updated on: August 22, 2014 at 4:08 pm by George G. Coe

Ramadan 2014: Resources 2014-08-22T16:08:21-05:00 George G. Coe

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Ramadan begins today, June 28, and continues through Monday, July 28th. It is the Muslim month of fasting, one of the Five Pillars of Islam. It occurs on the ninth month of of the Islamic/Hijarh calendar which is lunar based, which makes predicting the start of Ramadan a bit tricky.

Muslims should not eat or drink between sunrise and sunset each day of the month and they are encouraged to give charity to the poor.

Here are some resources that might be helpful in teaching this important Muslim holy month.

A Ramadan guide for non-Muslims, from Muslim Village
CNN Belief Blog Guide to Ramadan
Ramadan 2014: Facts, History, Dates, Greeting And Rules Of The Muslim Fast, from the Huffington Post
Ramadan Poses Test to Muslim Players at World Cup, from the New York Times
Open up, It’s Ramadan! (A Change Of Heart), A Coke commercial, video
Pictures, video, Breaking News, from the Huffington Post
Ramadan, BBC Religion
Ramadan and repentance, through a child’s eyes, from the Washington Post
The Challenge of Being Unmosqued in Ramadan, from Hindtrospectives
Ramadan: Five things you may not know, from BBC Religion & Ethics

The clip below, from the History Channel, reviews the history of Ramadan.

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