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Sophomore Zara Niazi listens to music while working in the Carmel Cafe. Niazi said that during Ramadan, to practice her faith, she stops listening to music and fasts during daylight hours.

Fasting during month of Ramadan impacts performance of Muslim students

Dariush Khurram March 30, 2022

Every year, sophomore Zara Niazi spends a month without eating or drinking every day from sunrise to sunset. She is one of many Muslim students at this school and around the world who participate in Ramadan,...

Muslim students observe Ramadan next month,  discrimination still an issue both in CHS, Carmel community

Muslim students observe Ramadan next month, discrimination still an issue both in CHS, Carmel community

Royce Brown and Zainab Idrees March 25, 2022

Freshman Mariam Morad adjusts her hijab during class. The hijab is a head covering that is worn by some Muslim women and is typically worn in public.  For Morad, it reminds her of who she is: a Muslim.  According...

Math teacher Sara Athilan takes part in the Ramadan fast during her lunch break between classes. She said fasting helps her connect with her origins and strengthens her religious commitment.

Think Fast: As Ramadan continues, students, staff consider nutritional, personal effects of fasting

Leslie Huang May 23, 2019

Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, is also well-known as the time of the Islamic fast, which started on May 5 this year. For sophomore Taha Shakeel, Ramadan has been part of his culture...

Religious fasts begin, end on Sunday

News September 24, 2009

Muslims, Jews find common ground as they forsake food, drink during this month’s observances By Thalib Razi <[email protected]> For most of this month, junior Rostam Razban woke up before...

Fasting: a medical perspective

News September 24, 2009

Gail Stotsky, a doctor for IU Medical Group, observes the Yom Kippur fast. About four hours after a meal, she said, the body begins to break down its glycogen, reserves of energy stored mostly in the liver. “For...

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