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The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Hajidamji family gathers around the table to enjoy Iftar on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Iftar is the meal that breaks the fast during Ramadan. (Photo provided by Sana Hajidamji)

Ramadan away from home

Sana Hajidamji, Opinion Beat Writer 6:00 am

Ramadan is a sacred time of year when Muslims worldwide feel especially connected to their faith. Falling in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Ramadan is when Muslims abstain from food, drink and...

A Kashmiri Muslim prays, as a cat sits next him outside the closed gate of a muslim shrine during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, May 8, 2020. Religious clerics and authorities in Indian portion of Kashmir have urged people to pray inside their homes to prevent spread of coronavirus in the region. Muslims across the world are observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan, where they refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk.

What celebrating Ramadan looks like during a pandemic

Fatima Zaidi May 9, 2020

It’s a time where communities around the world stand in solidarity to help those in need and help each other. The month of Ramadan has arrived, but this time, the holy month has been welcomed with the...

Students talk to one another before breaking fast.

Students break fast and learn about Ramadan at Interfaith Iftar

Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor May 20, 2019

Members of United Muslims Moving Ahead (UMMA) at DePaul participated in an iftar in honor of Ramadan on Tuesday. UMMA is DePaul’s Muslim student association. Throughout May, they will be holding celebratory...

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