A Mormon, Aaron Toponce, decides to fast during Ramadan and keeps a daily journal. It is an interesting read. He also is getting a different perspective that shows how Americans view Muslims in a negative sense.
First Ramadan in a long, long time
August 11, 2010 Leave a Comment
Today was the first day of the Ramadan fast. It is my first Ramadan fast in a long while, my first in Vietnam. It is not as difficult as I expected it to be, luckily the weather in Saigon is much, much cooler than normal. I woke up at 3:55 AM and ate about 3 bananas, 4 yogurts, drank some green tea and a lot of water. At 4:18 AM the fast started and lasted about 9 and a half hours already. The fast will end around 6:20 PM tonight and I will have Iftar at my school.
I do not remember the Ramadans for my first 5 years in Vietnam. I just lost track of them. Last year I was working with my IT consultant with an Indonesian company near Haiphong in northern Vietnam. The IT manager was fasting on the first day. Ramadan 2009, though I never fasted, will be memorable. It was during this Ramadan that my ex-fiancée, committed fraud against this very company mid-way through Ramadan without any remorse. Within a couple months, my company would be destroyed and I ended up losing money and revenue.
This Ramadan is making me reflect back to that Ramadan. One year has changed me a lot. I have moved on, learned my lessons.
What will happen to me by Ramadan 2011? Only God knows…
MOOZ-lum Trailer
August 9, 2010 Leave a Comment
Mooz-lum, the Movie, is giving a different perspective of Muslims and Islam. The trailer itself is heart inspiring:
Ramadan 2010
August 8, 2010 Leave a Comment
Ramadan 2010 is coming up on Wednesday, August 11, 2010.
Islam and Religious Freedom in America
July 19, 2010 Leave a Comment
Below is an interesting blog post on Islam and building of a mosque near the World Trade Center at Alas, a blog:
For all our nation’s many faults, there is one thing that our country got inarguably right, and that is freedom of religion. From the founding of the republic, religious tests for office have been banned, religious freedoms supported. The right to worship as one pleases, free from government coercion, is one of the cornerstone liberties of our nation, one equal to the freedom to speak and write as one pleases. By allowing all Americans to seek out God (or not) in the manner of their choosing, the Constitution has recognized that the freedom to profess one’s faith is, at its heart, one of the most important freedoms one can exercise.
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