Wrapping up Ramadan week with a third shot of the Mosquee de la Divinite.
As I was doing a little research about the feasting and fasting during Ramadan, I discovered Muslims do allow a few exceptions when it comes to who can eat during daylight hours and who can’t. Children aren’t forced to fast, nor elderly people or those who are very ill. Expectant mothers can also be exempt if it’s believed the unborn baby will be in danger if the mother in fasts.
Most everyone else participates in fasting, though. Interestingly, Muslims must also abstain from intercourse with their spouses during daylight hours to keep their thoughts pure and focused on God.
Rachael Cullins is a twentysomething American girl living in Dakar, Senegal, with her husband and two dogs. She blogs about her adventures in Senegal and travels elsewhere in West Africa. She will reside in Dakar until summer 2013, when she and her family will move to another foreign post as part of her husband’s career with the U.S. government. In addition to West Africa, she has traveled to France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Italy and Costa Rica and plans to continually add to that list.
