Posts Tagged ‘Islam’
Ramadan is a holy month celebrated by Muslims by fasting and holding down their earthly desires to empathize with those who are less fortunate. On the contrary, in Jakarta, Indonesia, food and clothes prices during Ramadan normally increases compared to any other time of the year–which signals that people are actually shopping more than usual.
Filed under: Economy, Lifestyle | 1 Comment
Tags: Economics, Islam, Ramadan
Twitter went wild yesterday with the death of Osama bin Laden when it was officially announced by Obama (yes, I better make sure I don’t make the same typo). Big news, but I actually would think that it doesn’t mean much to Indonesia.
Filed under: News, Politics | 16 Comments
Tags: Islam, Osama bin Laden, Terrorism, tolerance
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