Posts Tagged ‘ Iftar ’

Remembering Roja: A devout festive nation

July 29, 2012
Rumi Ahmed
Remembering Roja: A devout festive nation

The last time I was in Bangladesh during roja, it was 1995. It has been 17 years since; I’ve regularly visited Bangladesh, but never during roja. Over the last 12 years, in this ‘bidesh bibhui’, ‘roja’ has been replaced by ‘ramadan’.
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Let’s Iftar, shall we?

August 21, 2011
Rubana Huq
Let’s Iftar, shall we?

There are multiple Iftar-types available today: The Secular Iftar, the 9/11 Iftar, the Power Iftar, the Alliance Iftar, the Elite Iftar; the Family Iftar and lastly and not so pleasantly, the Poverty Iftar. It all depends on which one you want to pick and be a part of. In India, it is like a season...
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