Ramadan
noun
Ram·a·dan
ˈrä-mə-ˌdän 
ˌrä-mə-ˈdän
: the ninth month of the Islamic year observed as sacred with fasting practiced daily from dawn to sunset see Months of the Principal Calendars Table
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Hamed Ramadan Bayoumy Aly Marie was charged with harming an animal used in law enforcement for kicking a 5-year-old beagle named Freddie hard enough to lift the 25-pound animal off the ground, CBP said in a news release.
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Alana Wise, NPR, 28 June 2025
Hamed Ramadan Bayoumy Aly Marie, 70, was arrested and ordered to leave the United States after attacking Freddie, a CBP agriculture detector beagle, at Washington Dulles International Airport on Tuesday.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Hamed Ramadan Bayoumy Aly Marie pleaded guilty on Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to a charge of harming a federal law enforcement animal.
—Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2025
There is also this Yemeni coffee spot down the street from me, which is so good, especially during Ramadan.
—Zahir Janmohamed, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 June 2025
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Alana Wise, NPR, 28 June 2025
Hamed Ramadan Bayoumy Aly Marie, 70, was arrested and ordered to leave the United States after attacking Freddie, a CBP agriculture detector beagle, at Washington Dulles International Airport on Tuesday.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Hamed Ramadan Bayoumy Aly Marie pleaded guilty on Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to a charge of harming a federal law enforcement animal.
—Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2025
There is also this Yemeni coffee spot down the street from me, which is so good, especially during Ramadan.
—Zahir Janmohamed, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 June 2025
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“Ramadan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ramadan. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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Ramadan
noun
Ram·a·dan
ˈrä-mə-ˌdän
ˌrä-mə-ˈdän
: the ninth month of the Islamic year observed as sacred with daily fasting from dawn to sunset
Etymology
from Arabic Ramaḍan
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