'Great Big iftar' unites young people from across town

The Islamic fasting month Ramadan is coming to an end. Muslims abstain from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset. On Thursday evening, Vienna's mayor Michael Ludwig and Ümit Vural, President of the IGGÖ, asked for a traditional fast break into the town hall. The "crown" was at the table. While the visitors of the Styrian Spring made Vienna Town Hall Square quake outside, spirituality prevailed in the impressive office building of the city'…

'Great Big iftar' unites young people from across town

The annual great big iftar invited non-Muslims to join their neighbours and friends who are breaking their fast.

WHY SHARING MEALS CAN MAKE PEOPLE HAPPIER – WHAT EVIDENCE FROM 142 COUNTRIES SHOWS

Fri 28 March 2025: The importance of sharing meals is recognised across cultures, from the Jewish Shabbat meal to the fast-breaking Iftar meals during Ramadan. The known link between food and social relationships is ancient. The English word companion, the French copain (friend) and the Italian compagno (partner) come from the Latin cum and pānis – literally “with-bread”. The Chinese term for companion/partner […]

I went to one of London’s best Ramadan iftars – here’s why it was so special

The free Iftar meals are a way of bringing communities together to celebrate.

This is a leader. The leader expresses Vårt Lands's view. The editor-in-chief and political editor are responsible for the content. Iftar is the evening meal that Muslims eat during the fasting month of Ramadan. After a day's fast, it is customary to eat together at sunset. The meal traditionally carries the hallmark of celebration and great hospitality. In recent years, some congregations in the Church of Norway have invited Muslims and Christi…

Muslims around the world are currently observing Ramadan, a month of fasting, which ends at the end of March with the Eid al-Fitr festival. Meals are very important to Muslims during this time, and after fasting from sunrise to sunset, the fast is broken with a communal meal – iftar.