#  Ramadan’s start inspires central Ohio Muslims | The Columbus Dispatch 

 





June 08, 2016

 

 

The ice cream shops were open all night when Nimet Alpay and her children visited her native home of Turkey during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.In a country that’s more than 99 percent Muslim, breaking each day’s fast at sundown is a community event. Families flock to parks, passengers on subway cars share whatever they have to eat with strangers, and ice cream and coffee shops are open at night.Source: *[Ramadan’s start inspires central Ohio Muslims | The Columbus Dispatch](http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/06/05/muslims-begin-monthlong-celebration-of-ramadan.html)*



 

 

 



 

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- [ Ramadan ](/news-stories/ramadan)
- [ Holidays/Worship ](/news-stories/holidaysworship)
- [ Islam ](/religions/islam)
 
 

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