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Muslim students fast
during sacred month
B\ Daralvn Trappc
Emerald Contributor
Muslim students .it the I adversity are i intently observing the
s.H led month ol H,im.nl.in In tasting e,u It (lav from sunrise to sun
set and donating money to the poor
Ramadan is the ninth month ol the Islamii i alendar and is
i onsidered a < ornerstone of the Islamic religion
In the Islamic belief, it was during this month that the proph
et Mohammed rec eived the Koran (the sac red test ot Islam) from
( aid through the angel (..iliriel.' said junior hhaled A/zouni. a na
live ol Saudi Arabia who is now the direc tor ot the Muslim Student
Assoc iation at the I adversity
During the month of Ramadan. Muslims "do not eat one gram
ot food or drink even one drop of water from sunrise to sunset for
10 d.iv s ' A/./ouni said
I asting is an exert ise in self c ontrol If a person can exert ise
sell i ontrol in this area, then it helps til other aspec Is ot life." said
giaduate student All Siddic| all MSA member.
I hose who are ill and women w ho ate pregnant or nursing are
not rec|utrt*d to last, hut are expected to observe the .10 days at a
different time during the year
The purpose of the fast is to "make every Muslim feel the
same, that there is no different e between us Whether ric b or poor,
e.a b Muslim must parfit ipate the same." A/./ouni said
Him ause tile Muslim t.ommuiiilv around the world is made up
ut sii mam different nationalities, there is a need to have a time
that stresses unity Muslims make up one lourlh ot the globe
I here are many different nationalities involved It is not a nation
alistii |religion) It is a global one A/./ouni said
I he last is also meant lo remind Muslims that there are people
thrum; In it it the world who t an not afford food Muslims are eiu on i
aped lu donate money to the pool throughout the year but dona
lions an emphasized during Ramadan
It is a time to think ol the poor and the needy lo think of
those who i anno! eat " Az/ouni said
The Muslim students at the t'niversitv donate money to local
olgamzations 'or to lot a I poor families. unless that Muslim is
pool Then they are the ones who rei (live aid A/./mini said
When the 1(1 day last is completed, the three day festival of
I id begins It is one of tun major Islamii festivals during the yeai
Muslims rvlio live in the Kugene area u ill i elebr.ite Kid begin
ning April J ' at the Islamii (Kentei of Kugene Mam students who
are active in the MSA also participate in activities at the Islamii
( enter
Mthough there are approximately 0 million Muslims in the
t inted States Az/.ouni believes it is one ol the most misunder
stood religious m the i ountry I haven't hit ed any prejudii e here
but sometimes people ask harsh i|uestions It is due lo an igno
rant e of the Islamii i u It lire. Az/.ouni said
Along with questions about the Islamii religion. Muslim xtu
dents ale sometimes asked about politii.il Issues ill the Muslim
i (immunity especially about the Palestinian struggle in the West
Bank
Ninety three percent ol Palestinians are Muslim In the Is
la in it heliel the issue of Palestine is more an Islamii issue than a
politii al one It loncenis all Muslims because (one ol tlit* 1 holy
shrines is in th.it area ” Az/ouni said
We feel that Palestinian human rights were not. lor the most
part presented truly and honestly (by the media), so it is our duty
to highlight the human rights ol Palestinians from an Islamii pel
spei live Az/ouni said
\zzouni praised the l hiiversity for being rei eptive to the Mils
Inn ((immunity MSA lias a yearly exhibit ol Islamii culture art
and human lights issues 1 he group also sponsors guest lei lures
and films at the I 'niversitv
I be turnout is always great It helps raise awareness at sin h
an inlellei trial si bool. Az/.ouni said
Although there are more than tut) Muslim students at the I in
yeisily and the Kugene area is rei eptive to the Muslim i (immunity
Niddiq said it is still quite different from celebrating Ramadan in
lus home i ountry ol Saudi Arabia
1 prefer Ramadan at home be said There everyone is m
the same situation everyone is fasting It s a different environment
here, but a person gets used to it
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