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Thursday, December 28, 2000
Last Day of Ramadan
By Craig T. Kojima, Star-Bulletin
Marian Hasan and little Amani, above, yesterday attend the
Eid-ul-Fitr celebration at Manoa Valley District Park
on the final day of Ramadan.
By Craig T. Kojima, Star-Bulletin
Muslims pray, facing Mecca. During the month of Ramadan,
Muslims abstain from food, drink and other sensual pleasures
during daylight hours, as decreed in the Koran,
the holy book of Islamic scripture.
By Craig T. Kojima, Star-Bulletin
Salex Aburabe offers his prayers. Eid-ul-Fitr marks the end
of the fasting period, with communal prayers followed by a
potluck meal.Several hundred Muslims live in Hawaii.
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