Thomas: Touché! Blessed as you are with extraordinary brainpower. Muslims are allowed to
not fast both during travel and while at wikimania so long as they'll pay back the
un-fasted days by fasting at a later date.
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:49:36 +0100
From: thomas.dalton(a)gmail.com
To: wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Problematic aspects of hosting the next conference in Haifa,
Israel
On 12 August 2010 22:00, Moushira Elamrawy <moushirah(a)gmail.com> wrote:
As for Wikimania and Ramadan (thanks to Phoebe
for bringing this up)
actually, the presence of the mosque is not as troublesome as the fact of
having to fast (no eating or driniking) from sun rise to sunset, and do
additional spiritual rituals, while you need to attend sessions, analyze and
concentrat for a whole day. For those who realize fasting as myself, the
decision to travel to attend a conference in Ramadan will be difficult, but
will it be reason enough to consider shifting the conference date?
I studied Islam in some detail at GCSE (British exams taken aged 16,
which was 7 years ago for me, so I can't remember all of it) and I
seem to remember something about an exception to the fasting for
people travelling (with the missed days taken later). I'm not sure
whether "travelling" only includes days actually spent travelling from
one place to another or if it includes any days spent away from home,
but could that exception make life a little easier for Muslims wanting
to come to Wikimania?
(Incidentally, Phoebe didn't bring it up, she was just forwarding an
email from WereSpielChequers, so he's the one you should thank.)
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