http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:15:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22236/ramadan-3 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22236/ramadan-3#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:46:55 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22236 Ramadan begins the day after the sighting of the crescent moon that marks the beginning of a new lunar month.

Some Muslim countries use astronomical calculations and observatories, while others and particular sects in some countries rely on the naked eye alone, leading to different starting times.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22236/ramadan-3/feed 0