Week of May 30, 2016 Roundup

This week: #Ramadan , #Fallujah, and Arab humor.

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Translated Social Media Trends

#Ramadan #رمضان
Ramadan is the month when Muslims around the world fast from sunrise to sunset. Using hashtags, Muslims greet each other at the beginning of Ramadan and discuss their habits, cultural traditions, and what is special about the holy month of fasting.

#Ramadan

• “Ramadan is back but Jerusalem’s musaharati, Baha’, is absent from its streets”
• #Ramadan ads in Egypt
• “On the first day of #Ramadan, more than 20 civilians killed in #DierAlZour, #Syria”

#The_Basics_of_a_Ramadan_Meal #من_اساسيات_السفره_برمضان

• “family getting together, regardless of what is on the table”
• “dates and water”

#Ramadan_Isnt_Complete_Without #رمضان_مش_بيكمل_غير_بـ

• “Ramadan decorations, songs and spirit everywhere..”
• “fine gatherings 😍”

#My_Habits_in_Ramadan #من_عاداتك_الرمضانيه

• “Lighting up ‘oud’ incense after Taraweeh prayer and getting together with family and friends”

Read more: https://speakbridge.io/medias/embed/Newsletter_May30/

#Fallujah #الفلوجة
Iraqis shared support of their army’s military operation against ISIS in Al Fallujah, accompanied by Al Hashd militia. The hashtag #Fallujah continues at the beginning of this Ramadan, but a close reading reveals criticism, fears and a divide between those with the operation and those concerned with humanitarian consequences and foreign involvement.

#AlHashd_Tweeting_Victories_in_Ramadan #الحشد_برمضان_يغرد_انتصارات

• A Christian martyred while fighting along Al Hashd

#Fasting_Jihad_Worshipping #صوم_جهاد_عباده

• “Do you know how many candles are missing from this Ramadan’s Eftar”

#Our_Army_and_AlHashd_in_Ramadan #جيشنا_وحشدنا_في_رمضان

• “An Iraqi soldier from #Fallujah receiving his family that was trapped”

Read more: https://speakbridge.io/medias/embed/AlFallujah

Arab Humor

Cartoon reads:

#Cartoon before and after Iftar*

#Beautiful_Ramadan
#Selfie
#TheShock

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* Iftar is the meal where those observing the holy month of Ramadan break their fast. It takes place at sunset.

Source: Saudi Caricature twitter page by Saudi cartoonist Abdullah Bin Jaber

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