Students filled Multicultural Center Room 5111 as they listened to guest speaker Sheikh Abu Omar talk about the holy month of Ramadan, in which Muslims fast from dawn to sunset.
“Our scholar told us about what we do in Islam and what are the priorities,” said Mariam Mohtadi, a food science major. “What we do in the month of Ramadan—when to eat, what to eat, and when.”
Icy Smith contributed to this story.
Chemical engineering major Nida Yar-Khan (left)
and food science major Mariam Mohtadi (right)
smile as they look at the group of people who came to the Ramadan informational event at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on March 7, 2024. The event was hosted by the Los Angeles Pierce College Muslim Student Association. Photo by Sophie Lotterstein.
Attendees listen to guest speaker Sheikh Abu Omar in Room 5111 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif, on Mar. 7, 2024. Photo by Icy Smith.
Sheikh Abu Omar, an Imam, speaks at a Ramadan event in a classroom in the Multicultural Center at
Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on March 7, 2024. Photo by Owen Meza-Vandermeer.
