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“We see Muslims attending mosque plus people in the community looking for meals,” Brandt said. The Iftar Car makes its way to the Islamic Centre of Washington on Saturdays and to the Yaro Collective’s iftar on the National Mall on Sundays. Every weekday, Dine After Dark serves meals in Ivy City from 8pm-9pm. Homeless shelters often have early curfews, so meals are typically served before sunset.īrandt checked with Martha’s Table, a local charity that provides healthy food to at-risk people, which is near the Ivy City Masjid, and the “Iftar Car” was created. However, she noted another group was missing out on after-sunset eating options: Washington’s homeless population. In the United States, Dearborn ranks second to New York in the number of Muslim residents.īrandt created Dine After Dark, a non-profit organisation, this year and worked with local businesses to both stay open later and advertise for Ramadan. “During Ramadan, everything there is open all night. “In Dearborn, Michigan, businesses really do accommodate that and they understand it’s good for their own bottom line,” Brandt said. Why weren’t other restaurants staying open late for the large Muslim community in Washington? Every year, US newspapers publish articles about Muslims who frequent IHOP, a national chain of pancake restaurants, during Ramadan because it is open 24 hours a day. “This is a blessing.”īrandt, who was raised as a Christian and celebrates Christian traditions, said she wondered where Muslims in Washington went for iftar.
“Ramadan is a pillar of Islam,” said Abdullah Ware as he accepted his iftar meal. “I’m getting notes from Muslims all over the country saying, ‘Thank you,’ which is really moving but also makes me think we’re onto something,” Brandt said, scooping a heaping serving of lasagne onto a paper plate. Within minutes, he told Brandt and her volunteers, Dustin Shepler and Lauren Mylott, that he hoped they have many blessings. The man did a double-take and then answered: “Yes, please.” “Would you like some lasagne? It’s free!” “Hello, sir!” called out Katherine Ashworth Brandt, a graduate student at George Washington University, to a man walking in front of the mosque. WASHINGTON - On a cold, dark evening during Ramadan in Washington’s Ivy City neighbourhood, not far from the US Capitol, three volunteers stood in front of Ivy City Masjid with massive dishes of vegetarian food.
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