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What is the Islamic weekend?

  • Written by Chad Haines, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Arizona State University
imageWeekend in the Islamic world usually means Friday and Saturday.Jasmin Merdan/Moment Archive via Getty Images

Weekends just aren’t what they used to be, as the COVID-19 pandemic blurs the line between work weeks and leisure time. But the two-day weekend that many around the world consider to be a normal part of life is actually a very recent...

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