Ramadan tradition stirs up Indonesia
An early morning ritual of noisemaking before the pre-dawn meal has brought noise complaints.
Published On 13 Aug 2011
For Indonesia’s Muslims, the early morning wake-up call is an essential Ramadan tradition.
Children take to neighbourhood streets in the early hours, drumming pots and pans to wake the faithful for the pre-dawn meal before a day of fasting.
But as Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reports from Jakarta, complaints of noise have prompted the country’s highest Muslim council to consider taking action.
Source: Al Jazeera