Fwd: iftar

In Ramazan, usually just before you hear the call to prayer, you can hear the speaker system being turned on and you can hear the inbreath of the muezzin before you hear the Allah hu akhbar which announces the end of the fast for that day. rushing home to iftar jammed in traffic the minibus driver blasts his horn garcon's deliver meals in plastic bags guys sit with unlit cigarettes sounds of sound systems sucking in cigarette smoke time to eat the call to prayer old men and boys pass around plastic cups of water iftar streets empty quiet isa