Muslims throughout the world are currently observing Ramadan, the Islamic calendar month believed to be the one during which Allah revealed the words of the Koran to the Prophet Mohammed. Observing Ramadan requires that Muslims demonstrate their faith by maintaining a trying dawn-to-dusk fast, but it is also a festive month of family get-togethers and social rituals. TIME.com asked Cairo correspondent Amany Radwan to record her experience of the month in a city that embraces Ramadan with unique exuberance. Read on for her latest e-mails:
Wednesday Dec 27: The Final Feast
Saturday Dec. 23: A City Girl Goes to the Country
Monday Dec. 18: Driving On Empty (Stomachs)
Sunday Dec. 17: Austerity, Excess and 20 Pounds of Veal in Search of a Chef
Saturday Dec. 16: Beggar's Banquet
Friday Dec. 8: In search of artillery
Thursday Dec. 7: TV nation
Monday Dec. 4: Dining with the street sweepers
Friday Dec. 1: Tradition and modernity
Thursday Nov. 30: Losing sleep, gaining weight
Monday Nov. 27: A nine-year-old's first fast
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