I'm a Muslim writer, and I've rounded up my top 4 pieces for advice that outline how to best support your friends and colleagues during Ramadan.
When you’re not familiar with the sentiment and the meaning behind Ramadan, it can be hard to know how to navigate the conversations around it, especially when you’re around colleagues and friends who will be observing. If you want to be supportive without accidentally coming across as insensitive – I’d say that’s already a very good start to begin with.
In a workplace: If you’re a line manager, try to see if there’s a way for you to potentially offer flexible ways of working to your observing direct report. You’d probably benefit from knowing that the exact timings for the fasting period change ever so slightly every year, because the Muslim calendar year is considered shorter than the traditional Gregorian calendar year – which means that it begins roughly 10-12 days earlier with each passing year.
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