| Lessons from the iftaar plate |
A bowl of chilled custard; a glass of fresh lemonade; a steaming tray of spicy dumplings – these are just some of the reasons why Ramzan is looked forward to with joy. Every Muslim might not be devout enough to look at the month as an opportunity to practice control, but the evening feasting that comes with the month enlivens every spirit. But this is just one aspect of the larger picture. Along with the month-long joy of good eating are attached various other benefits from fasting in Ramzan.
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| The politics of fasting and feasting |
The Iftaar dinner hosted by the Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad had a surprise visitor– the ISI Chief Lt Gen Shuja Pasha. Wearing a black sherwani and a white salwar(rather than the Army uniform), he broke bread with the host Sharat Sabharwal and some other A-listers of Pakistan power circuit. |
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