Sorry for the noise

October 18, 2005

Jafar Karim

  • Observer of Islamic Culture.

    IT happens every year. Depending on where you live in Indonesia, starting as early as an hour before dawn, it can be heard. Chanting, recital, and invocations blare over mosque loudspeakers. In some places, this process is repeated in the afternoon and approaching sundown.

    Yes, its Ramadan, the month of fasting. This pillar of Islamic worship is basically defined as a Muslims personal obligation to God to fas

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