October 16, 2006

Air hockey at Ramazan

Lest anyone assume that Ramazan is a time of high seriousness, please view this video of Orin and Ray playing special Ramazan air hockey. This table is set up in front of the Blue Mosque, itself filled with book shops selling Korans and a lot of other books, including steamy romances, cartoons and the inevitable Da Vinci Sifresi, "The Da Vinci Code." While it is true that many of the devout do not eat between dawn and dusk, once dusk arrives, there is a big, happy party, with excellent food, good music and games like these. You'll hear the five times daily call to prayer come on about 10 seconds into the clip...

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