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Ramadan at Mount Holyoke:
Community helps heal homesickness during Ramadan
The holy month of Ramadan has arrived once again and commemorates my second fasting session away from home. With it is a blend of high spirits and brooding sensations of bittersweet nostalgia. For most Muslims, Ramadan serves as a month of celebration and religious devoutness that strenghens social ties within the community. For Muslims like me who live abroad, Ramadan holds deeper meanings.…
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Ramadan at Mount Holyoke:
Fasting during the Holy Month
In the Islamic calendar, the month of Ramadan can signify different things to different people around the world. For many devout Muslims observing its religious obligations, the month is welcomed with an attitude of religious awakening and renewal, and is believed to be a period in which prayer is especially important and rewarding.…
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Ramadan at Mount Holyoke:
Dining Services accomodates for students' religious eating schedules
Wondering why you haven't seen many of your Muslim friends in the dining halls recently? Well, because Ramadan started this month. Ramadan is the sacred month of the Islamic Year during which many Muslims fast and pray.…
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