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Ramadan---NOT a holiday of peace but one for jihad:

"Militants believe they win a special place in paradise if they die in a jihad, or holy war, during Ramadan."

Holy month of Ramadan begins Friday

October 14, 2004

CAIRO, Egypt

Leading clerics in many countries of the Middle East didn't spot a new moon Wednesday, meaning the four weeks of dawn-to-dusk fasting in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan will begin Friday, local news media reported.

Reports from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen and Egypt said the Ramadan fast begins at dawn Friday.

Iraqis fear an escalation in violence during Ramadan. Last year, insurgents sharply increased attacks on U.S. and coalition forces during the holy month. Militants believe they win a special place in paradise if they die in a jihad, or holy war, during Ramadan.

During Ramadan, Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk.

Muslims believe it was during Ramadan about 1,400 years ago that the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Mohammed.

www.suntimes.com/output/n...dan14.html