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Eight Harvard students participated in a two-day “solidarity” fast of their own, trekking out to Burlington Friday night for a post-fast rally. Jamila R. Martin ’07, a member of the Student Labor Action Movement who fasted last week, said SEIU...
During the Muslim holy month Ramadan, observant students gather together for nightly dinners after fasting since dawn. Since last Saturday, the Harvard Islamic Society (HIS) has been catering iftar, a breaking-of-the-fast, each night after sundown in Ticknor Lounge. “At my house, Ramadan is a...
The former pest-control entrepreneur says he had been contemplating a departure for months, and his struggle in last month's Republican primary helped cement his plan. He says he prayed repeatedly and even fasted, and made the final decision the day after receiving a thunderous response to a speech...
Anticipation has been building since last year’s contest. The reigning winner, Andrew W. Hartlage ’02, said he fasted for more than 36 hours, drinking only liquids to prepare for the onslaught of pie.
Esensten said that he has fasted numerous times in the past in observance of Yom Kippur and has never previously had a problem.