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Fast-A-Thon is an event held in the month of Ramadan on university campuses in North America to create awareness about the issue of hunger, and also about the Islamic way of life and Muslims.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 11 relations: Action Against Hunger, Fasting, Fasting in Islam, Hunger, Islam, Muslim Students Association, Muslims, North America, Ramadan, September 11 attacks, University of Tennessee.

  2. Islam in Canada
  3. Islam in the United States
  4. Ramadan

Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger (Action Contre La Faim - ACF) is a global humanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to ending world hunger.

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Fasting

Fasting is abstention from eating and sometimes drinking.

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Fasting in Islam

In Islam, fasting (known as, صوم; or, صيام) is the practice of abstaining, usually from food, drink, sexual activity and anything which substitutes food and drink.

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Hunger

In politics, humanitarian aid, and the social sciences, hunger is defined as a condition in which a person does not have the physical or financial capability to eat sufficient food to meet basic nutritional needs for a sustained period.

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Islam

Islam (al-Islām) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.

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Muslim Students Association

The Muslim Students Association, or Muslim Student Union, of the U.S. and Canada, also known as MSA National, is a religious organization dedicated to establishing and maintaining Islamic societies on college campuses in Canada and the United States.

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Muslims

Muslims (God) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition.

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North America

North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.

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Ramadan

Ramadan (Ramaḍān; also spelled Ramazan, Ramzan, Ramadhan, or Ramathan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (sawm), prayer (salah), reflection, and community.

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September 11 attacks

The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001.

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University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (or The University of Tennessee; UT; UT Knoxville; or colloquially UTK or Tennessee) is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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See also

Islam in Canada

Islam in the United States

Ramadan

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast-a-Thon