Socrates wrote:BlueinBosnia wrote:Socrates wrote:Match was on the 23rd day of Ramadan and in a country where the sun doesn't set until 9pm at this time of year. Is it a coincidence that the three players in a bad mood were Yaya, Kolo and Edin? They were probably just hungry...
I think sub-Saharan Muslims generally consider the Night of Decrees to fall on the 27th.
Also, Dzeko doesn't fast when playing. You can see him drinking from a water bottle in a few of our pre-season games. Nasri also seemed to be in rather high spirits...
Up to each muslim the extent to which they carry the fast, taking water doesn't mean he isn't fasting at all. You do know Ramadan moves each year right? Not that long ago that it was in November...
I have never, ever, ever, ever heard that before. And, living in a town which is 96% Muslim for a considerable amount of time as well as visiting a number of times during Ramadan when not living there, I find this little nugget very surprising. The way I've always known it is "one drop of water = breaking fast", although some people don't fast every day, admittedly, especially if it would affect their health or career (and therefore their family's wellbeing). Some play catch-up later in the year, some don't.
"Ferguson. Žvaka kurac."
(Ferguson. Chewing-gum cock.)
Old man in a bar in rural Bosnia.