It's not clear exactly how many Muslim athletes are competing in the Olympics this year, but more than one in five people around the world - about 23% - is Muslim, according to estimates by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Religious experts in Saudi Arabia determine the starting date of Ramadan each year based on the phase of the moon. Muslim athletes face a particular challenge because there are so many hours of daylight in London during the Games, says sports nutritionist Hala Barghout. "It's a 17-hour fast in London. It's not like here in the Middle East," said Barghout, from the United Arab Emirates.
Amesema kufanya hivyo kutakuwa kurudia mauaji yaliyotokea nchini Iraq.Obama ameeleza kuwa mnamo muda wa mwezi mmoja tu, Marekani imeshirikiana na washirika wake wa kimataifa katika kujenga mfungamano mkubwa na kuweza kupewa jukumu na jumuiya ya kimataifa la kuwalinda raia nchini Libya. Lakini amesisitiza kwamba lingekuwa kosa kulitelekeza jukumu hilo kwa lengo la kuleta mabadiliko ya utawala nchini Libya.Ameeleza kuwa kuzipanuza operesheni za kijeshi ili kumwangusha Gaddafi kungelikuwa kosa Wakati huo huo wajumbe kutoka nchi zaidi ya 40 wanakutakana mjini London leo kujadili njia za kuutatua mgogoro wa Libya.Mkutano huo utahudhuriwa pia na Katibu Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa Ban Ki -Moon, Katibu Mkuu wa Jumuiya ya kuihami ya NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen na wajumbe wa Umoja wa nchi za Kiarabu.