Ramadan 2014: Resources

Ramadan begins today,  June 28, and continues through Monday, July 28th. It is the Muslim month of fasting, one of the Five Pillars of Islam.  It occurs on the ninth month of of the Islamic/Hijarh calendar which is lunar based, which makes predicting the start of Ramadan  a bit tricky.

Muslims should not eat or drink between sunrise and sunset each day of the month and they are encouraged to give charity to the poor.

Here are some resources that might be helpful in teaching this important Muslim holy month.

• A Ramadan guide for non-Muslims, from Muslim Village
• CNN Belief Blog Guide to Ramadan
• Ramadan 2014: Facts, History, Dates, Greeting And Rules Of The Muslim Fast, from the Huffington Post
• Ramadan Poses Test to Muslim Players at World Cup, from the New York Times
• Open up, It’s Ramadan! (A Change Of Heart), A Coke commercial, video
• Pictures, video, Breaking News, from the Huffington Post
• Ramadan, BBC Religion
• Ramadan and repentance, through a child’s eyes, from the Washington Post
• The Challenge of Being Unmosqued in Ramadan, from Hindtrospectives
• Ramadan: Five things you may not know, from BBC Religion & Ethics