Hot Summer Days: Muslim Association of Hamilton

Muslim Association of Hamilton: In fact, the extreme weather conditions didn't make fasting any more difficult, says Raza Khan, spokesperson for the Muslim Association of Hamilton. Observants are eased into the hot summer days year by year as Ramadan, which follows the lunar-based Islamic calendar, starts 10 days earlier every year, according to CBC. To mark the end of Ramadan, which ran from July 9 to Aug. 7 this year, Hamilton's 30,000 Muslim celebrated the holiday Eid al-Fitr Thursday morning at mosques across the city and This year's Ramadan fell on some of the hottest days Hamilton has seen this summer but the oppressive heat, blackouts and massive storm didn't stop the city's Muslim community from celebrating the holy month of fasting from dawn to dusk. We own up to the heat, Khan said. We conduct our lives normally as we would every day. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.