GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES

The Importance of Ramadan

May 31, 2017 | 13:43 GMT

Pakistani Muslims perform a special 'Taraweeh' evening prayer on the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in a street of Karachi.

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Ramadan is a call for an internal spiritual and physical cease-fire, gracefully demonstrating control over earthly desires. It is tragic, therefore, that the call may go unheeded by those committed to violence. ...