I just learned from @emptywheel that next week, Islamic soccer players will compete in the World Cup *while fasting*. That is hardcore.
@theurbansherpa Admittedly many predominantly Muslim teams eliminated & some top players on Euro teams will delay http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/27/sports/worldcup/ramadan-poses-test-to-muslim-players-at-world-cup.html …
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@emptywheel Still, amazing. -
@theurbansherpa Yep. THen again, I was never really good at respecting fish on Fridays so I'm easily impressed.
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