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29Aug
2010

myRamadan: Returning to Egypt

Amelia’s story |  Samina’s story | Hana’s story | Sumaya’s story |  Alia’s story by Alia Ghoneum When I was a child, I used to visit Egypt two to three times a year, so much so that I got an “excessive absence” warning on my first grade report card. As the years went by and after my grandmother Teta Dawlat passed away (Allah yarham), I have not been back for six years. Alhamduillah millioon mara, I was so fortunate to [...]

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19Aug
2010

myRamadan: Making New Traditions

Amelia’s story |  Samina’s story | Hana’s story | Sumaya’s story |  Alia’s story by Sumaya Bezrati (Special recipe included at the end.) As a fairly new mother with a toddler in tow, I have thought long and hard about Ramadan traditions that will instill a sense of love for the Holy month in my children. It can be hard living in a predominately non-Muslim society, where sometimes the spirit of Ramadan isn’t always felt. Especially, if you are like [...]

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13Aug
2010

myRamadan: Fasting in Pakistan

Amelia’s story |  Samina’s story |  Hana’s story | Sumaya’s story |  Alia’s story When I was a child, my family and I would visit Karachi, Pakistan every other year during November or December and spend a month there (I guess it wasn’t such a big deal if an elementary school kid started winter vacation a few weeks early). Back in those days, Ramadan fell during winter, so we would spend majority of Ramadan in Pakistan and celebrate Eid there [...]

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