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Ending the fast of Ramadan (2nd of 3)

Ending the fast of Ramadan

For the holy month of Ramadan Muslims eat nothing during daylight hours. Here Dunedin Muslims gather at the Al-Huda mosque to share the iftar, the meal that marks the end of the day's fasting.

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Otago Daily Times
Reference: 12 September 2009, p. 45
Photograph by Peter McIntosh

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Paul Morris, 'Diverse religions - Muslims', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/32262/ending-the-fast-of-ramadan (accessed 20 April 2024)

Story by Paul Morris, published 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 12 Jul 2018