Ramadan in Malta | Breaking the fast [SLIDESHOW]

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Chris Mangion was in Paola last week on invitation of Imam Mohammed el Saadi, to witness the Muslim community breaking the day's fast as part of Ramadan, which occurs in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar.

While fasting from dawn until sunset, Muslims refrain from consuming food, drinking liquids, smoking, and engaging in sexual relations. Food and drink is served daily, before sunrise and after sunset. Fasting also includes the increased offering of prayers and recitation of the Quran.

Fasting remains obligatory for adult Muslims, except those who are ill, travelling, pregnant, diabetic or going through menstrual bleeding.

All photos by Chris Mangion/Mediatoday

Chris Mangion is MaltaToday’s photojournalist, joining the newspaper in 2013.

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Yes, the latest of a series of scores of Maltese garages turned into mosques.The latest one just opened at Qawra. I have nothing against Muslims, I think they are much more devout than us. But Islamist extremists are born and raised in Mosques. These people do not tolerate any other religion !! Malta will soon be another Egypt !! Indeed the FIRST Muslim EU state !

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Ghalfejn qeghdin iggiebu dawn l-ahbarijiet. Maltin kunu ghafu li skont il kostituzjoni Alla jahfirlu il kbir Dom Mintoff kien ghamila cara li l-knisja kattolika tkun imsemmijja fil kostituzzjoni bhala l-unika knisja li tghallem fi skejjel tal Gvern religjon Kristjan li 98% tac cittadini jemmnu. Jekk mhux se nifqulom bhal ma ghamlu l-Awstralja u pajjizi ohrajn b'kultura ccivilizzata se nispiccaw inqiemu lil dak li zzewweg tifla ta disa snin u biex kreja dan ir r-religjon kellu juza l-vjolenza biex jikkonvinci. Kristu ssallab ghalina u la qatel lil hadt u dejjem ghallem biex tahfer mhux ghax sraqt xi tadama jaqtawlek idejk barra. Jien mhux prattiku Kristjan imma naf naraf is-sewwa mil hazin. Malta ghanda tibqa Kristjana fejn ma ninsewx li ahna konna Kristjani anki qabel it-Taljani jew Rumani li kienu jissejhu dak iz-zmien.

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Imnalla hlisna mit-tiranija tal-knisja kattolka; issa se tipprovaw idahhlulna dik musulmana: mibnija fuq l-paci!!!ghax hlief jaghtu fuq xulxin ma jafux! Hemm xi pajjiz sura qalb dawk musulmani? Din ghada 700 sena lura, u l-cultural richness taghha izommuhom ghalihom f'pajjizhom! Kieku ghadhom bil-kultura 'rich u kbira' bhal dik li kellhom go Spanja IVA:illum marru l-bahar u jien ma irridtx nghum fl-ilma mimli gwaj taghhom! Viva l-liberta mill-oskurantizmu tar-religjonijiet! Vera liberalizmu infantili!

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Ramadan in Malta | Breaking the fast [SLIDESHOW]

Chris Mangion was at the Paola mosque to witness the evening’s preparations for the breaking of the Ramadan fast.