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U.S. MILITARY MAKES RAMADAN CONSIDERATIONS FOR MUSLIM TROOPS
September 02, 2008
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Central Command issued the following news feature article:

By Spc. Mary Louise Gonzalez
CJTF-101

Ramadan began Monday, and Muslims have begun to fast in observance of this holy month.

Because Muslims are not allowed to eat or drink during daylight hours, Ramadan can be a hazardous time for deployed Muslims in the U.S military, said Army Maj. Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad, a . . .

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