A Thai Muslim teacher discusses general issues with students after class hours at the Ban Haw mosque near Chiang Mai’s famous Night Bazaar in northern Thailand. Chiang Mai, home to one of Thailand’s largest Muslim communities, is separated by distance…
Now that Ramadan and Eid is over – and all the Muslim folk asking for gifts has finally pretty much stopped – it is now the Hindu holiday of Dussehra. With this wacky week comes non-stop temple music, burning of…
It’s that time of year again: Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting. It’s a time when Muslims give up their desires for food and drink during the 12 daylight hours – dawn to dusk – as they fast and pray…