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28 Dec. 2000 - 3 Jan. 2001
Issue No.514
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Many ways to say I do
With Ramadan coming to an end, the marriage season is almost upon us. Post-Ramadan brides-to-be are growing more frantic by the minute. During the holy month, everything takes twice as long -- hardly ideal circumstances in which to prepare a lavish affair. Fayza Hassan follows the wedding trail

Steamy concessions
The end of the month of Ramadan used to entail a family outing to the public bathhouse. Today, the tradition is all but extinct. Pascale Ghazaleh wonders what will happen to the poor cousin of mosque, sabil and madrasa

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