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Ending the fast of Ramadan

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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

by Peter McIntosh

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Paul Morris, Diverse religions – Muslims, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/32262/ending-the-fast-of-ramadan (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Paul Morris, published 28 April 2011.