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Special Six years on, the sound of Makkah’s Ramadan cannon is still missed

Six years on, the sound of Makkah’s Ramadan cannon is still missed

  • Modern technology — most notably the speakers affixed to the minarets — eventually made the cannon obsolete
By Tareq Al-Thaqafi ·
Cairo’s Ramadan cannon: A tradition that spread through the Arab world

Cairo’s Ramadan cannon: A tradition that spread through the Arab world

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History behind firing of the Ramadan cannon

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