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Ramadan At Work In Bergen County Means No Food, No Coffee, Just Faith Ramadan At Work In Bergen County Means No Food, No Coffee, Just Faith
Ramadan At Work In Bergen County Means No Food, No Coffee, Just Faith Ayesha Yousuf of Paramus hasn't had food or water since sunrise. She will spend her day preparing meals for others in a hot kitchen, on her feet -- unable to eat the food or drink the liquid that she will be serving customers at Phat Platters on Route 17 all day. The 20-year-old will do this for 29 more days because today, Thursday, is the first day of Ramadan. The 30-day holiday in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar commemorates the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad. Two important factors are fasting and charity work. Yousuf says the first few days of Ramadan are the most di…

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by Cecilia Levine