Muslims eye the sky for the crescent moon on the eve of Ramadan

Описание: As Ramadan approaches Muslims across the globe are awaiting the first sighting of the crescent moon, which marks the beginning of a new lunar month with Ramadan beginning the following day.

In Tunisia scientists armed with telescopes have been scouring the sky in search of the crescent moon.

Samir Ben Abdallah, is director of geophysics and astronomy at the National Institute of Meteorology: "In the Republic of Tunisia, we depend on observation with the support of calculation as a principle t...
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