{"id":3368,"date":"2014-06-28T06:02:23","date_gmt":"2014-06-28T11:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/worldreligions\/?p=3368"},"modified":"2014-08-22T16:08:21","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T21:08:21","slug":"ramadan-2014-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/worldreligions\/2014\/06\/ramadan-2014-resources.html","title":{"rendered":"Ramadan 2014: Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

<\/iframe>\n<\/p><p>Ramadan begins today, \u00a0June 28, and continues through Monday, July 28th. It is the Muslim month of fasting, one of the Five Pillars of Islam. \u00a0It occurs on the ninth month of of the Islamic\/Hijarh calendar which is lunar based, which makes predicting the start of Ramadan \u00a0a bit tricky.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some resources that might be helpful in teaching this important Muslim holy month.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/muslimvillage.com\/2013\/07\/08\/12681\/a-ramadan-guide-for-non-muslims\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">A Ramadan guide for non-Muslims<\/a>, from Muslim Village<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/religion.blogs.cnn.com\/2014\/06\/28\/the-belief-blog-guide-to-ramadan\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">CNN Belief Blog Guide to Ramadan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2014\/06\/21\/ramadan-2014-facts-dates_n_5509148.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ramadan 2014: Facts, History, Dates, Greeting And Rules Of The Muslim Fa<\/a>st, from the Huffington Post<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/06\/27\/sports\/worldcup\/ramadan-poses-test-to-muslim-players-at-world-cup.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ramadan Poses Test to Muslim Players at World Cup<\/a>, from the New York Times<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wosImBu0NbY\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Open up, It\u2019s Ramadan! (A Change Of Heart<\/a>), A Coke commercial, video<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/news\/ramadan\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pictures, video, Breaking News<\/a>, from the Huffington Post<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/schools\/religion\/islam\/ramadan.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ramadan,<\/a> BBC Religion<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/ramadan-and-repentance-through-a-childs-eyes\/2014\/06\/27\/c09b31d4-fc93-11e3-b1f4-8e77c632c07b_story.html?wprss=rss_religion\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ramadan and repentance, through a child\u2019s eyes<\/a>, from the Washington Post<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/hindtrospectives\/2014\/06\/the-challenge-of-being-unmosqued-in-ramadan\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">The Challenge of Being Unmosqued in Ramada<\/a>n, from Hindtrospectives<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/religion\/0\/27780727\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ramadan: Five things you may not know<\/a>, from BBC Religion & Ethics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p>The clip below, from the History Channel, reviews the history of Ramadan.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.history.com\/pservice\/embed-player\/?siteId=hist&tPid=21151843\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ramadan begins today, \u00a0June 28, and continues through Monday, July 28th. 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