Schroeder dismissed calls for a halt to bombing during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan that starts in mid-November.

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Mr Hadi may be planning a fresh assault before the fasting month of Ramadan, which starts this year on July 20th.

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The fasting month of Ramadan, which ended this week, was observed by Iraqis with greater vigour than in previous years, especially in the towns.

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His every gesture is being pawed over for meaning, and correspondents say his lips would be dry during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which ended on 15 December.

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That in turn is more likely if the military campaign gets bogged down in the scorching sands as the fasting month of Ramadan, which began on August 1st, saps the rebels' will to fight.

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Indeed, as the burning-hot summer holiday begins (parliament is about to go into recess), to be followed by the fasting month of Ramadan that will last throughout September, there is a worrying risk that the politicians will again muff their chance to make a breakthrough towards a real accommodation between Iraq's competing sects and groups.

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Like many Muslim Olympians, Khadija will be fasting for the holy month of Ramadan, which starts one week before the Games.

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During Eid Ul Fitr, celebrated by Muslims to mark the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting, the preparation of special celebratory meals increases the risk of cooking fires.

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The attacks took place as crowds prepared for mass morning prayers to mark Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim celebration at the end of the fasting month Ramadan.

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In Jakarta the Ramadan month of fasting helped prevent more clashes.

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