{"id":673,"date":"2009-08-25T17:09:40","date_gmt":"2009-08-25T11:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mohamediqbalp.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/25\/america-gov-ramadan\/"},"modified":"2009-08-25T17:09:40","modified_gmt":"2009-08-25T11:39:40","slug":"america-gov-ramadan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/venusimportexport.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2009\/08\/25\/america-gov-ramadan\/","title":{"rendered":"America.gov Ramadan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"page\">\n<div id=\"grid9\">\n<div style=\"min-height:662px;height:auto!important;\" class=\"gridBg ramadanLayout\">    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.america.gov\/extras\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"Women's hands painted with henna (AP Images)\" style=\"width:100%;height:200px;z-index:-1;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;\" \/>        <a name=\"idm_aV2jjA0F0OM5Duwpb_0Q\" id=\"idm_aV2jjA0F0OM5Duwpb_0Q\"><\/a>                        <!-- DYNAMIC CELL 1 -->        <\/p>\n<div id=\"dynaCell1\" class=\"dynaCell\">\n<div class=\"gridCell\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"transparentText\" style=\"padding-top:0;\">    <a name=\"idnChgitv_juQiT2Zgy4r8pQ\" id=\"idnChgitv_juQiT2Zgy4r8pQ\"><\/a><span style=\"font-size:small;color:rgb(25,25,25);font-family:trebuchet ms;\">American Muslims trace their ancestry to more than 80 countries. America.gov explores the richness of these traditions through the lens of Ramadan.<\/span>     <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content\"><span class=\"widgetid-my-ramadan\"> &lt;!&#8211;  <\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;\">  \t<br style=\"font-size:0;line-height:0;clear:both;\" \/> <\/div>\n<p>  &#8211;&gt; <\/p>\n<div class=\"box generic\"> <a name=\"idVYnbW1Uf94Co3nYiUwPvsA\" id=\"idVYnbW1Uf94Co3nYiUwPvsA\"><\/a>    \t          <\/p>\n<h4>My Ramadan<span><\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"box-body\">\n<ul class=\"elements\">\n<li class=\"last-child\">\n<h5> \t \t\t \t <\/h5>\n<p>Four young Muslim American authors explain what Ramadan means to them.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"content\"><span class=\"widgetid-my-ramadan-related\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"related\"> <a name=\"ido-ASRkCGwr1x370LSVwlow\" id=\"ido-ASRkCGwr1x370LSVwlow\"><\/a>    \t <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\t \t\t \t\t\t<a title=\"The First Fast\" href=\"http:\/\/www.america.gov\/st\/peopleplace-english\/2009\/August\/20090804120826maduobbA0.7474329.html?CP.rss=true\">The First Fast<\/a> \t\t \t<\/li>\n<p><!-- IE6 insanity. 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