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Morocco did the same thing in 2018 - less than two days' notice. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45995634 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45995634
by wging 4y ago
Morocco did the same thing in 2018 - less than two days' notice. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45995634 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45995634
- petre 4y ago
- elashri 4y agoWhy would they change for Ramadan? the fasting times are determined by sun rise and set. It is not going to change and prayer times wouldn't be affected ( except the numerical shift of time only). The second part about arab world are not correct through. I grew up in Egypt which used to have daylight saving change but this ceased to happen from 2011 I think.
- rrrrrrrrrrrryan 4y agoLooks like fasting in public during Ramadan is mandated by law in Morocco from 9am - 3pm. Rather than change this law, they changed the clocks during Ramadan so people could legally eat an hour earlier in the evening.
- elashri 4y agoI don't know if there is a law saying that but I know that fasting in morocco is from ~ 5AM-7PM give or take. This is from sunrise to sunset.
- mapmeld 4y agoThe schedule of Ramadan (the Islamic calendar month) may be delayed or extended in countries which use a physical sighting of the crescent moon to end the month, and can even differ by country if they go to different astronomers. This wouldnt affect DST I think, but more the timezone info - database. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-islam-ramadan-idUSBRE86A0W920120711 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-islam-ramadan-idUS... https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2018/06/12/why-the-date-of-eid-is-up-for-debate https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2018/06/12/...