Attendance at Friday prayers rose, as did the number of people observing Ramadan.

Some Muslims, however, say that observing Ramadan is no different here than in an Islamic country.

This, among other things, means he must observe Ramadan and fast during this period.

Research says that more than 70% of French Muslims claimed to have observed Ramadan in 2011.

Foreign workers have to observe Ramadan but are not allowed to celebrate Christmas or Easter.

Most simply observe Ramadan and other basic rules, but are otherwise secular.

And for that matter they do not observe Ramadan, either, or .

The 2010 complaint, that workers were not able to observe Ramadan, was resolved.

He considers himself to be a Muslim but does not observe Ramadan.

Is it difficult to observe Ramadan without his family nearby?