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Drinking of whisky typically slows down at sunset in the bars of Jordan’s capital, Amman.

Cigarettes are freely smoked in the rush-hour traffic in Iran’s capital, Tehran.

Exotic dancers and Sexually Charged Raunchy massages still take place in Morocco’s Marrakech.

What is surprising is that these things are going on in the holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims are meant to abstain from food, drink and sex—from dawn to dusk.

Some residents of the United Arab Emirates’ in Dubai now mockingly refer to the month of Ramadan as "Haramadan" meaning things which are forbidden or "haram" can still be done during Ramadan.


While it is true that most Middle Eastern states still criminalise public violation of the Ramadan fast, the fines imposed for such violations are now much lower in value than they have ever been. The Kingdom of Jordan has a maximum penalty of just 25 dinars (about $35) while in Oman the fine for refusing to fast during Ramadan is a paltry $3. The authorities mostly turn a blind eye to people who don't want to fast. “They are too frightened of the social-media outcry to act,” says an Iraqi lawyer in the shrine city of Najaf. Judges, he adds, often
interrupt cases in Ramadan for a cigarette break. From Tehran to Tunis, cafés often stay open, some after customers discreetly tap on metal shutters. Egypt, which once routinely jailed people who flouted the fast, even penalised a restaurant that refused to open its doors; the police recently closed down a fast-food joint after a Christian complained she was refused service.

In recent years Jordan introduced Ramadan licences to sell food and drinks at a hefty price, while still jailing people who openly ignored the fast. At first cafés took the precaution of curtaining over their entrances and windows. Now they are left open. An uninitiated foreign visitor to Amman would barely notice that Ramadan, predicted to end this year on May 2nd, is a special month.


https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2022/04/30/why-more-arab-muslims-are-ignoring-the-ramadan-fast

Religion is now an opium to make gullible followers conform to what the leaders want

How dare they??