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Ramadan, a month of daylight fasting, begins at sundown this evening. UBC experts are available to comment on the most sacred month of the Islamic calendar, and its related subjects.
Ayesha Chaudry
Department of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies
Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice
Tel: 604-822-4057
Email: ayesha.chaudhry@ubc.ca
- women in Islam
- role of women in celebrating Ramadan
- religious significance of Ramadan
- meaning of the fast
Alnoor Gova
Faculty of Education
Centre for Cross-Faculty Inquiry in Education
Cell: 778-707-2771
Email: alnorrgova@gmail.com
- esoteric and ritualistic nature of the fast in Ramadan
- citizenship, multiculturalism and pluralism
- experience of Muslims post 9-11
- race in Canadian culture and society
