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n. - (Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar.

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  • The word Ramadan is derived from an Arabic word that encompasses a situation of hot weather, parched ground and scarcity of food.
  • Ramadan is undoubtedly a month of frenzied consumerism.
  • Ramadan translates into big bucks for Arab satellite channels.
  • But you quote 13 words from Dahar Yassein Ramadan whom I have never met.
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