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Ramadan in space

Fasting while working 12-hour shifts in Baghdad tested everything I thought I knew about community.

Idris 222 reactions
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Ramadan in space

Fasting while serving in the military in Accra tested everything I thought I knew about faith.

Demba 203 reactions
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Ramadan in a remote village

Fasting while studying for finals in Kano tested everything I thought I knew about patience.

Boubacar 235 reactions
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Ramadan in a remote village

Fasting while studying for finals in Yogyakarta tested everything I thought I knew about surrender.

Faizal 217 reactions
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Ramadan in a refugee camp

Fasting while studying for finals in Denver tested everything I thought I knew about surrender.

Sekou 47 reactions
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Night Shift Nurse, Fasting Muslim

I break my fast in a hospital stairwell between patients. The other nurses think I'm crazy. Maybe I am.

Blessing (now Baraka) Okafor 261 reactions
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Ramadan in the Arctic

Fasting while teaching children in Istanbul tested everything I thought I knew about faith.

Merve 63 reactions
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Ramadan in a Refugee Camp Has a Different Kind of Hunger

In Syria, we fasted by choice. In Zaatari, we fast because there isn't enough food to break our fast with.

Ahmad Al-Khalil 320 reactions
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Ramadan in a refugee camp

Fasting while working construction in Montreal tested everything I thought I knew about endurance.

Aissatou 244 reactions
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Ramadan in the night shift

Fasting while working 12-hour shifts in Madinah tested everything I thought I knew about community.

Huda 205 reactions
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Ramadan in a fishing boat

Fasting while teaching children in Vienna tested everything I thought I knew about surrender.

Ahmad 228 reactions
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Ramadan in the night shift

Fasting while serving in the military in Vancouver tested everything I thought I knew about surrender.

Lubna 186 reactions