During Ramadan many worshippers attend special services in Mosques where the Qur'an is read and they also celebrate the so called "Iftar" – when they break their fast at sunset. Arian Fariborz witnessed one Iftar ceremony in the German city of Cologne
Muslims Long for Call to Prayer
During Ramadan, Muslims in Europe, too, change their daily routines. This is expressed in their renunciation of food, drink, smoking and sexual contact between sunrise and sunset. Muammar Atwi reports from Berlin
During Ramadan, Muslims in Europe, too, change their daily routines. This is expressed in their renunciation of food, drink, smoking and sexual contact in the hours between sunrise and sunset. Muammar Atwi reports from Berlin
An Arabic bakery in Berlin, Germany
At the beginning of Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, in Berlin neighborhoods where large numbers of Muslims live there is a different feeling in the air. A special mood permeates everyday life, and many people from the Arabic-Islamic world change their daily routines.