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Ramadan is Here! 1.9 Billion people! Will start observing the month of Ramadan and begin fasting. I put together some tips for Non-Muslims to build a stronger allyship with colleagues during Ramadan. Learn about the Islamic month of fasting, prayer, and reflection, and how you can join in and support your Muslim colleagues below! 👇🏽 Hit "Follow" ☝🏽️ ️️on this post to see more from me. 👉🏽 Hit "REPOST" to help others learn too! #Ramadan #Work #Allys

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Yasar Ahmad

Global VP, People at HelloFresh 🍋, Inclusion and Diversity Leader

For the folks asking, here is a copy in slide format: https://lnkd.in/eedxXkKD

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Bernadette Welsh CPHR

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consultant

Thank you for sharing this. It gets the information across is a succinct and fun way. Would it be OK if I shared promoted this in my workplace? If so, are you able to advise what format it is available in? Thank you.

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Sherriden Weal Assoc CIPD

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This is great - would you be happy for us to share within our organisation?

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Debbie Ben-Nun

Head of Learning and Development | Top 200 Strategist

Yasar Ahmad thanks for putting this together. It’s nice to be able to learn and share about traditions. Just one question, did you use AI to make these delightful graphics ? 🙂

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Joe Malin

Any traditional greetings for Ramadan? For Yom Kippur, it's traditional to say "may you have an easy fast." Also "may you be sealed in the Book of Life." (that one is complicated, and starts with Rosh Hashanah). I'd like to use similar greetings (In English or whatever) for my Muslim friends and work colleagues.

Aston Rider

Connecting Talent.

Thanks Yasar! This captured my interest - great post. I'm curious, are their any positive physical/mental effects associated with fasting that you've noticed?

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Safir Boukhalfa

Founder & DEI Consultant | Keynotes, Workshops & Strategies | Helping Companies Embrace Queer Inclusion, Anti-Racism & Neurodiversity in the Workplace | Championing Intersectionality | Actually Autistic

Such a nice post Yasar Ahmad, as a Muslim myself, it felt amazing to read through it and get some material to share with my small network, so thank you very much 💚 Also, coincidently, Ramadan will start right after the International Day to Combat Islamophobia (on March, 15th) this year so it might even help all our allies to be even more vigilant for us 💞 Reposted ❣

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Peter Murphy

Always remember the Muslim astronaut who had the problem that dusk occurred 45 times a ‘day’ as they whizzed around in Earth orbit!

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Federico Ghedina

Senior software engineer at SAP Signavio

Thanks… You really think the number 8 was needed? ‘btw, it is ok to eat in front of us’ to me sounds quite strange to read that. I think for a second if it was not ok… madness right?… so why say it thanks again for refreshing

Hung Lee

More signal, less noise, with Recruiting Brainfood

Yo Yasar Ahmad - is it offensive for a non-muslim to join the fast. Thought just appeared in my head, thought i would share it immediately otherwise would not share it at all

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