... Armenia. The Turkish government has also been conciliatory on Cyprus, hoping for a deal if not by the end of 2009 then definitely by next year. Once an island in a sea of enemies, Turkey has adopted a ... role of "permanent opposition" to Europe. But as Ramadan points out, them is us. Turkey contains much that is European just as Europe contains much that is Islamic. New forms of ...

The end of the fasting month was at the end of August, but I'm just now getting around to putting pictures up of some new friends we met. This is a family Joseph met while surveying River City last year. Once we moved here, Jos wanted to make sure we headed back and Idul Fitri (the end of the fasting month celebrations) was a perfect opportunity. The family was very inviting and we ...

This is another of Annie's poems, written during a holiday in Egypt in 2002.   Ramadan   The end of yet another blessed day Sun descending behind purple hills The heat and dust of the day Ascend to heaven in a palpable rosy haze. Swifts and swallows rise and fall Swooping low out over ...

A Black Friday shopping ad by consumer electronics giant Best Buy wishing Detroit-area shoppers a Happy Eid drew controversy and some criticism. Eid is the Muslim holiday which celebrates the end of Ramadan. This year Eid fell on Black Friday, traditionally the busiest shopping day of the year.

... myself and the executive director of that chapter (who shall remain nameless), during this past Ramadan, I decided that it would be prudent to access a third party within the CAIR organization for this mission. ... the plight of a sister he knew nothing about (prior to that night). The organizers had placed me at the very end of the program, AFTER Azhar Usman's performance. (Entertainment almost ...

... as 3id al-Kebir in Arabic or 3id Akhatar in Tamazight, both meaning The Big Feast. The 3id we celebrated two months ago, at the end of Ramadan, is known as 3id al-Saghir / 3id Amzayant, both meaning The Small ... they're both about sharing food and good times with family and friends...and that's pretty much where the similarities end. Organ meat, anyone?