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Ramadan in Ireland: ‘Celebrating together makes us all feel closer to home’

Faith, and in particular the holy month of Ramadan, is an integral part of connecting Muslims with their identity, writes Colin Sheridan
Ramadan in Ireland: ‘Celebrating together makes us all feel closer to home’

Reporter Colin Sheirdan (third from left) shares food with Afghan men during Ramadan in Galway City. Picture: Ray Ryan

In a small house in the middle of Galway’s west end, five Afghan men gather to break their Ramadan fast.

It’s a little after 6pm and the men have been fasting since sunrise this morning. They will break it first with prayer, then with a simple glass of water and a date, before finishing their devotion and preparing their evening meal — known as Iftar — together.

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