and I'm not even sure why that should be, since I thought Ramadan was more associated with rich giving to the poor.

However, I noticed there a couple of threads on QL about this type of theft happening at the moment in Doha, so maybe pick pockets ARE more likely to be around and a side affect of life during Ramadan.

Can anyone explain why that should be? Perhaps because the Muslim community shop for a siege and therefore carry much more case around than usual?

"Khadija Teri, from Libya, too is waiting for the month to end.
Ramadan is the season for beggars and pickpockets".