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Olde Tyme Religion
Ramadan to Start Saturday in Saudi, UAE
2017-05-26
[AnNahar] The Moslem holy fasting month of Ramadan is due to begin Saturday in Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
and the United Arab Emirates, religious authorities in both countries announced.
And presumably in the rest of the Ummah as well.
Posted by:trailing wife

#5  OK, Saturday night, join hands and sing 'Rama Lama Ding Dong'.
(Geez, I'm too old...)
Posted by: ed in texas   2017-05-26 21:19  

#4  A star fell on Saudi Arabia.
"Ain't that romantic?" "Oh, baby!"
Muezzins'll croon
(maybe not quite in tune)
By the light of its silvery labia.
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2017-05-26 18:07  

#3  already toasty in much of the Islamic world, mid 90s in Cairo, 100+ in Medina and Basra iraq

hajj will begin about 30 aug
Posted by: lord garth   2017-05-26 12:40  

#2  And presumably in the rest of the Ummah as well.

Sure about that TW? I didn't think that the Muzzies had agreed on how to tell time or read a calendar yet.
Posted by: AlanC   2017-05-26 12:38  

#1  Mmmmmm Ham sammich and a craft brew time!
Posted by: Frank G   2017-05-26 11:50  

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