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Preparing for Ramadan

July 8, 2013 at 3:40AM

At Holy Land in north Minneapolis, Magdy Elyamany and wife Hwayda Badr(all cq) shopped for dates, pita bread, tahini, and desert in preparation for iftars, the evening meals when Muslims break fast during Ramadan which starts on Monday. ] tsong-taataarii@startribune.com (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

At Holy Land in northeast Minneapolis, Magdy Elyamany and his wife, Hwayda Badr, shopped for dates, pita bread, tahini and dessert in preparation for iftars, the evening meals when Muslims break fast during Ramadan, which starts on Monday. RIGHT: Also at the grocery store, Razak Amadou consulted with Magdy Elyamany, right, as they shopped for dates for iftars. Muslims strive to abstain from food and drink from dawn to sunset during Ramadan, which will end this year the evening of Aug. 7.

At Holy Land in north Minneapolis, Razak Amadou consulted with Magdy Elyamany, right, who were both shopping for dates for iftars, the evening meals when Muslims break fast during Ramadan which starts on Monday. ] tsong-taataarii@startribune.com (The Minnesota Star Tribune)