Ramadan Ritual: Fast Daily, Pray, Head to the Mall.

Autor: Fattah, Hassam M., el-Sawy, Nada
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Zdroj: New York Times. 10/12/2005, Vol. 155 Issue 53365, pA1-A10. 2p. 1 Black and White Photograph.
Abstrakt: Notes that Ramadan, once an ascetic month of fasting, prayer and reflection on God, has gradually taken on the commercial trappings of Christmas and Hanukkah in such Arab cities as Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Strategies of marketers and businesses in Dubai; Perception of Ramadan by Muslims as the holiest month of the year; Examples of advertisements in Egypt, Lebanon and other cities; Observation that the Ramadan consumption is more conspicuous in Dubai and Cairo than in Saudi Arabia; Muslim criticism of the commercialism.
Databáze: Regional Business News