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Tuesday 30 Jun 2015 - 14:13 Makkah mean time-13-9-1436
Cardiff, Wales (IINA) - Motivated by Muslims' plan to feed the homeless for the 29 or 30 days of Ramadan, Cardiff teachers in Wales have announced plans to fast for one day during the holy month to raise awareness about Islam and appreciate Muslim efforts in the city, according to media reports.
They will go 19 hours without eating or drinking anything during day light on Friday to raise awareness about Islam as well as helping local people.
The three teachers at the Celtic English Academy in Park Place said they wanted to take part in Ramadan for a day after reading about how the city’s Dar Ul-Isra Mosque will feed 400 people, including homeless people every night throughout the 30 days of the religious festival.
“We are doing this as a way to connect with our Muslim students and to raise money for the foodbank," Andrew Bodgin, a teacher at the Academy in Park Place, told Wales Online
“Many of our international students are Muslim. By participating in the fast, we hope to show solidarity with them as well as those in our local community.
Along with Bodgin, teachers Jon Letson and Jennifer John will be joined on the fast by the school’s Marketing Director Shoko Morimoto.
Joining Muslim efforts, teachers hope to raise £500 for Cardiff Foodbank as well as to share the holy month with their Muslim students.
The mosque, in Wyeverne Road, Cathays, estimates it will serve the meal to 400 people, including local homeless people, every night throughout Ramadan which runs from June 30 to July 30 this year.
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