http://www.thepunch.com.au/tags/hazem-el-masri/ Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Man-of-God-whose-greatest-deeds-are-done-off-the-pitch/ At 3pm on Sunday, Hazem El Masri will run onto the world’s worst footy ground to play his final home game. Sydney’s ANZ Stadium (Or Glebe Morgue, as we call it) is an embarrassing venue for such an occasion, but we’ll defer that argument for the sake of keeping the mood upbeat. For the blue-and-white army in the distant stands, Hazem’s farewell will be something akin to the retirement of a beloved community leader. Now in the month of Ramadan, Hazem will take no food or water between dawn and dark on game day. penberthyd@newsltd.com.au (David Penberthy) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Man-of-God-whose-greatest-deeds-are-done-off-the-pitch/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Man-of-God-whose-greatest-deeds-are-done-off-the-pitch/#item1049 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 M30o93H7pQ09L8X1t49cHY01Z5j4TT91fGfr