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 is has cool clubs and matchless museums and New York is where most things are at. But in those better-known, better-celebrated cities, you needed to be loaded to make the best of what the city has to offer (barring […]
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As you may have seen on the trueroots homepage, trueroots international calling service is turning one this week-end. While you may find this odd, since trueroots has already become an established brand name in the international calling card market (although you don’t need a card to make a call!), one should not forget that trueroots […]