A journey through Ramadan in the American workplace as a Muslim. I share my positive & negative experiences as well as 9 pieces of advice for fellow Muslims fasting in corporate America.

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1. Understand you have rights as a Muslim employee.

   
   



2. Do NOT tolerate Islamophobic commentary from coworkers.

   
   



3. Inform your team members that you’re fasting.

   
   



4. Be firm with your needs.

   
   



5. Be easy on yourself.

   
   



6. Use Ramadan as a time to educate your team about Islam

   
   



7. Make use of your lunch break to recharge.

   
   



8. Take off for Eid Al-Fitr.

   
   



9. Connect with other Muslims at your company.