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What is Ramadan?

October 1, 2008 islamoyankee

Here’s an interesting article from the Washington Post on a Saudi cleric who is trying to put the spirit back into Ramadan. Interesting and more representative than the wackos calling for the death of TV station owners.

(h/t Sven over at The Devil’s Advocate)

Intra-faithTagged Ramadan, Saudi Arabia

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