http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_linksetAmerican. Feminist. Progressive. With Pamela Taylor.enCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanyFri, 17 Dec 2010 16:59:29 GMTFri, 17 Dec 2010 16:59:29 GMT5http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_linksethttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635878/s/1f9638a3/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cmodern0Emuslim0Cpost0Can0Eashura0Efor0Eall0Emuslims0C20A10A0C120C20A0CAB0A0A56E0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imodern0Emuslim/story01.htm<p>When the Prophet Muhammad and his people moved to Madinah, they found the Jewish tribes there fasted in remembrance of their ancestors being succored from Egypt and Pharaoh -- Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement. Muhammad said that Muslims too remember and are grateful for God's blessing on Moses and his people, and so Muslim began fasting on the day of Ashura as well.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/modern-muslim/post/an-ashura-for-all-muslims/2010/12/20/AB0056E_blog.html?wprss=rss_modern-muslim">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635878/s/1f9638a3/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=An+Ashura+for+all+Muslims&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fmodern-muslim%2Fpost%2Fan-ashura-for-all-muslims%2F2010%2F12%2F20%2FAB0056E_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_modern-muslim" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:15:36 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/modern-muslim/post/an-ashura-for-all-muslims/2010/12/20/AB0056E_blog.html?wprss=rss_modern-muslimPamela K. Taylor