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MSO Fast-A-Thon
By Libby Felts, Corner Post staff

Many Muslim and non-Muslim participants came together on the Mizzou campus Friday, date, for one cause – fighting hunger. The Muslim Student Organization held their first Ramadan Fast-A-Thon benefiting the Central Missouri Food Bank.

About 20 non-Muslim participants abstained from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset Friday and broke their fast with a banquet at Memorial Union. Five local businesses donated money to the food bank for each participant. Could you please name some of the businesses who donated?

Ramadan is the Islamic holy month of fasting. This year, Ramadan is from October 15 to November 14. The Muslim Student Organization invited people of other faiths to fast with them to raise hunger awareness.

“We experience the hunger,” said Ghanimah Al Otaibi, the public relations chair for MSO. “When you fast with us, you will too.”
Charlie Slenker signed up to fast because his roommate is the president of MSO.

“It’s always nice to step outside your original beliefs and try something new,” said Slenker, who comes from a Christian background. “It’s for a good cause.”

The organization has 50-60 graduate and undergraduate members, said Adam Behsudi, MSO president. It is a national organization, and most chapters hold a fast or similar event each year.

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