Counting down to Eid? In Germany, Nadia Doukali gave the traditional Advent calendar a Muslim twist
Nadia Doukali’s story reads like a chapter out of One Thousand and One Nights. Born in her grandfather’s harem nearly fifty years ago, as an infant the Moroccan immigrated to Germany and became a successful author and entrepreneur.
Growing up near Frankfurt, the Muslim attended a Catholic kindergarten, and even as an adult, she’s comfortable living amidst and between different cultures and religions.
Doukali created the trademarked “Iftarlender”, the combination of “Iftar” and “calendar” (Kalender in German), fusing the Christian tradition of the Advent calendar that counts down to Christmas, with the breaking of the fast in Ramadan.
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