For area Muslims, Ramadan a time of fasting and faith

Sharmin Rahman broke her fast on a recent Friday night with vegetable fried rice at a Chinese restaurant close to her office in Merrimack, N.H. Two nights a week, Rahman's mother, who lives near her in Methuen, prepares a Muslim iftar, or breaking fast at sunset. Rahman appreciates those dinners because at home, wiped out by a day of work ... (Full article: 998 words)

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