A viiew around the world.
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/08/ramadan_2009.html

A nice document put together by Communities in Action Enterprise (CIAE) on Ramadan health

From Islam-qa.com
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
You have done well to ask this question, because you have asked how to prepare for the month of Ramadaan. Many people misunderstand the true nature of fasting, and they make it an occasion for eating and drinking, making special sweets and staying up late at night and watching shows on satellite TV. They make preparations for that long before Ramadaan, lest they miss out on some food or prices go up. They prepare by buying food, preparing drinks and looking at the satellite TV …

Assalam alaikum,
This is a time sensitive project, we need to finalize this top-10 list before Ramadan.
I’d like every one’s inputs, so we can share the rewards.
We want to come up with the top 10 common mistakes in Ramadan that we should fix.
I have so far six listed, please add, remove, reorder or comment.
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10 things Muslims are good at in Ramadan… but in-sha-Allah, not this year.
1- stack up food and spend all day cooking and all nights eating
2- making a mess in the masjids at iftar time
3- fighting for our egos …

Number 10
Eating too fast and too much at iftar
Number 9
Driving recklessly to the masjid and blocking cars in the parking lot
Number 8
Getting angry quickly toward the end of the day or end of the month
Number 7
Being generous to strangers but not even talking to relatives and in-laws
Number 6
Rushing through taraweeh just to complete the Qur’an in 30 days
Number 5
Fasting just to feel hungry, without involving your mind and heart
Number 4
Fasting from food only but indulging in haram activities
Number 3
Fasting by day and sinning by night
Number 2
Observing Ramadan as a cultural …