Students celebrate Ramadan, fast to benefit Central Missouri Food Bank
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Senior Phyllis Williams reads an article about Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin Wednesday morning in her room. Williams awoke before dawn to eat breakfast before fasting the rest of the day for the Muslim Students Organization's fast-a-thon.
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Men and women pray in separate rooms Thursday at the Islamic Center of Central Missouri. The daily fast of Ramadan is broken at sunset and then followed by the fifth and final prayer of the day.
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Senior Phyllis Williams fills her bowl at the end of the Muslim Students Organization's Fast-a-thon on Wednesday in Memorial Union. Williams expressed respect she gained for Muslims who fast daily through the entire month of Ramadan.
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Senior Nabihah Maqbool and graduate student Farah Naz meet with friends Thursday at Noodles & Company after breaking their daily fast. The fast during Ramadan is in accordance with Sawm, one of the five pillars of Islam.
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Muslim Students Organization spokeswoman Nabihah Maqbool gives a brief presentation Wednesday during MSO's Fast-a-thon. The Fast-a-thon encouraged students to fast for a day, then break the fast together and participate in a discussion about Islam.