Daylight Savings

Daylight savings hit Egypt this morning. There was some confusion about it, as some thought it was tomorrow, others next week, and most thought it was at the end of the month. From what we've heard, Mubarak decided that Thursday night, rather than the normal time at the end of the month, was a better date for daylight savings to go into effect. Why the sudden change? As Ramadan (a month of fasting in the Islamic calendar) approaches, he hoped to gain popularity by shortening the daytime hours, thereby shifting to more optimal fasting hours (one hour less of awake fasting time).