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Fast-A-Thon is an event held in the month ofRamadan on university campuses inNorth America to create awareness about the issue ofhunger, and also about theIslamic way of life andMuslims. Muslim student organizations, typically theMuslim Students' Association (MSA) get students of all faith to sign up tofast for a day according to Islamic traditions, and for each person that fasts, arrangements are made for a certain amount to be donated to charity on behalf of the personfasting. They usually are also invited to break their fasts with other Muslims at the end of the fasting day.[1]
TheUniversity of Tennessee Muslim Student Association held the first Fast-a-Thon in 2001 after theSeptember 11, 2001 attacks and founded a national event that included students at over 230 colleges and universities in 2006. The event also is held to help dispel misconceptions about Islam and Muslims. An event at the University of Michigan has been held annually for over a decade.[2] Other establishments supporting this event are the University of Florida,[3] University of Washington,[4] and the University of Waterloo.[5]
Fast-a-Thon is now an annual event held duringRamadan. If the month of Ramadan falls outside of the universities academic calendar, the MSA may choose another time to hold Fast-A-Thon. The initiative is supported by the global humanitarian organizationAction Against Hunger,[6] and has been used annually as part of fundraising efforts for various charities.[7]
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