Ramadan Mubarak! - Ramadan Tips for Non-Muslim Friends of Muslims

This resource first appeared in issue #70 on 16 Apr 2021 and has tags Becoming A Manager: Diversity

Ramadan Mubarak! - Ramadan Tips for Non-Muslim Friends of Muslims - Fahmida Kamali

Ramadan is here, and Kamali offers some tips for those of us who are non-Muslims to be supportive to and non-weird around their Muslim colleagues during this period of fasting. As Kamali points out in a twitter thread, working from home does not make it easier to fast (do you find yourself eating less working from home?) and we could all use a little extra support right now. In this slide deck, she offers some background and some tips:

If you’re not fasting, don’t be weird about eating in front of observers - it makes them feel awkward
Ask about the experience rather than making assumptions
Sometimes Muslims don’t fast for a number of reasons - don’t pry
Ask if they need any help or accommodations
You can participate without fasting - in normal times by joining an Iftar (breaking of the fast), or sharing wealth
Be understanding and show solidarity