Apparently the announcement was made this evening, Ramadan has begun.
So I will set an alarm for 3am for my predawn meal. Got my dates and figs ready, I'll have a piece of Arabic bread as well. My colleague hasn't forwarded to me a website to determine sunrise and sunset times so I guess I'll look it up on my own, and ask my colleagues tomorrow at work.
Let's see how this goes...
In 2006 I moved to Qatar and things are not what many people in North America would expect - it is not like how the Middle East is portrayed in the media. I'm also a fan of skepticism and science so wondered how this works here in Qatar. Since I'm here for a while I figured I'd use the time to get to know this country better and with this blog you can learn along with me. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - So what posts have been popular recently . . .
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It's kinda interesting that with less than 10 minutes between sunset and the setting of the moon, that it was possible in Qatar to sight the crescent moon.
I think these were the same people when, three years ago, asked why they started Ramadan a day early so that it coincided on a Friday (like Saudi Arabia did) and they said they must've cited Mars by mistake. (?!?) I'll see if I can find the article.
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