Muadh_Khan wrote:
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even 4 days difference! (though recent years they have improved somewhat...but still, imho, unreliable)....
allafrica.com/stories/201606030510.html
2005 : "In Nigeria, according to him the majority of the Muslims started their fasting on Monday Oct. 3 while some also started on Sunday, Oct. 2. While the Muslims in Saudi Arabia, Middle East started on Tuesday October 4; the Muslims in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Turkey, Africa, Europe, Americas started on Wednesday October, 5 and the Muslims in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Central Asia began the 2015 fast on Thursday Oct. 6.
2005: "Eid al-Fitr celebrated on the same pattern of four different days/dates across the globe; Nov. 2 Wed: Nigeria, Libya Nov. 3 Thurs.: S. Arabia, M East, Indonesia, EU, USA (ISNA) Nov. 4 Friday: S. Africa, UK, Canada, USA, India, Pakistan Nov. 5 Saturday: Northern India, etc.