Ramadan

(Leah Hennel)

Coronavirus turns Easter, Passover and Ramadan into long-distance occasions

Religious leaders are finding creative ways to perform services and comfort congregants. But without the human touch, holy days just aren’t the same.

Tehran’s very fowl summer

Tehran’s very fowl summer

A countrywide chicken shortage sparks protests in Iran as sanctions begin to bite.

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A switch to mecca time?

To help keep time, Saudi Arabia has erected the world’s biggest clock

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Week in Pictures: September 25th – October 1st, 2009

The best pictures from the last seven days

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Students celebrate Ramadan in food-obsessed culture

Students tell us what it’s like to fast from sunrise to sunset for one month