Tomorrow marks the beginning (for most Muslims) of the holy month of Ramadan. Considered sacred by Muslims primarily because it is the month in which the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Mohammed, Ramada is also a time of austerity and self-discipline for Muslim people. Fasting from dawn to dusk in Ramadan is […]
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Montreal is easily among the most happening cities I have lived in. Sure, London has cool clubs and matchless museums and New York is where most things are at. But in those better-known, better-celebrated cities, you need to be loaded to make the best of what the city has to offer (barring London’s […]
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We did it! Three medals, including one gold at the Beijing Olympics. That’s a lot more than we have had in a while and a good deal greater than what we had come to expect. India’s hauls of medals, modest as it is in the overall rankings, is very significant indeed. It offers […]
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