Arab World: Welcoming Ramadan  · Global Voices
Amira Al Hussaini

The holy month of Ramadan is an important month in the Muslim calendar. During the month, aimed to teach believers spirituality and feeling the suffering of those less fortunate than themselves, Muslims abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sexual activities from dawn to sunset, as well as dedicate themselves to prayer and asking God for forgiveness for their past sins. Bloggers writing in Arabic celebrate the month, already in its first week, in this post, where we share some of the artistic creations used to greet their readers on the month.
From Egypt, Ahmed El Gamil posts this drawing, where he wishes his readers a blessed month:
Kuwaitism, meanwhile, celebrates the month by posting this photograph, showing expatriate workers in Kuwait:
He then writes:
And in Bahrain, Ba7rani87 celebrates Ramadan by posting this calligraphic work, which says Allah, or God:
Allah