We do have specific information and we're working to counter it -- the threat. And the information that we have does indicate that the potential attacks are related to end-of-year celebrations, during the New Year and the Ramadan period.
Quotes about ramadan (9 Quotes)
The Israeli say the road closures are to defend themselves, but it is really just a procedure to make our lives difficult, especially during Ramadan,
We had given him up for dead but in this fasting month (of Ramadan), Allah showed us a little mercy by giving us at least his body,
Prosecutors say the cooperating witness ... advised the (witness) that he genuinely desired to attend a camp and strongly indicated in his final conversation with the (witness) that he had been accepted to 'training' and was going to attend the same after a Ramadan in 2003.
It's so warm now, and Thanksgiving came so early - is it just me, or does it not really feel like Ramadan?
Judea Pearl says his son was, like him, a secular Jew -- but one who was committed to his Judaism as a way of connecting with other religions and cultures. We had a meeting of the mind as far as religion, ... We both regarded religion as a metaphor for what we really believe in. It's a way of communicating with people. At the same time, (Daniel) was very enticed and enjoyed talking in religious vocabulary. He was interested in how people believed what they believed. He did an article about the Muslim calendar -- how it developed, how experts disagreed on when Ramadan comes in. He called me up (from London) and said, 'You're a scientist. You should tell me how to compute celestial motions.' I couldn't help him there. He did the research and came up with the difference between two (clerics') methods of computing.
We are sensitive about Ramadan beginning in mid-November, ... But we cannot make that the sole determining factor behind what we do militarily.
It bothers me that the White House card leaves off any reference to Jesus, while we've got Ramadan celebrations in the White House. What's going on there
It's a cleansing process. I never feel better than I do during Ramadan because I'm focused. It teaches me self-restraint and discipline.