Ramadan in Asia

An interior of the Central Jamaat-e-Ahl-e Sunnat Mosque at street Urtegaten 11 in Oslo, Norway, 24.08.2007. Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum/SCANPIX NORWAY +++(c) dpa - Report+++ — Bildergalerie Ramadan 2012Image: picture-alliance/dpa

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Check out how Muslisms in Asia are observing the holiest month of the Islamic calendar.

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Muslims in many parts of Asia have begun Ramadan # 21.07.2012 21 Uhr # malaysia 14f # journal englisch

Muslims in many parts of Asia have begun the fasting month of Ramadan. The starting date is different from country to country - based on how the new moon is sighted in the Islamic lunar calendar. Here's how the festival began in Malaysia.

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