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...Harvard Islamic Society held a post-fast fête yesterday to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of Ramadan, a month-long period of fasting for Muslims...
...During Ramadan, no food or water is allowed from dawn to dusk...
...Harvard Islamic Society (HIS) members said fasting is not an end in itself because Ramadan is a means to build community and to share “God-consciousness...
...We’re really fortunate to have Ramadan during the school year, and having a daily iftar [break-fast dinner] with 100 people forces a sense of shared responsibility,” said HIS President Ali A. Zaidi ’08, noting that Ramadan will soon occur during the summer because it falls 11 days earlier every year...
...even here at Harvard, “HIS makes us feel like we are in Ramadan and not just hungry,” she said...