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Dearborn Public Schools offer take home meals to students observing Ramadan
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Dearborn Public Schools is providing free meals for students to take home for Iftar, the break fast meal during the month of Ramadan. Many Dearborn students are Muslim and will abstain from eating and drinking until sunset, missing school lunch. Food service director Emi Kreste said that the district has wanted to provide Ramadan accommodations for years, but that it wasn't possible until now.

Plus, the Detroit Parks Coalition and the Detroit Public Library are partnering for an inaugural Bookmark Design Contest.

Do you have a community story we should tell? Let us know in an email at detroiteveningreport@wdet.org.

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March 4th, 2025, 10:26 pm

The Detroit Evening Report

Dearborn Public Schools offer take home meals to students observing Ramadan

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Dearborn Public Schools offer take home meals to students observing Ramadan

Published March 4th, 2025, 10:26 pm

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Dearborn Public Schools is providing free meals for students to take home for Iftar, the break fast meal during the month of Ramadan. Many Dearborn students are Muslim and will abstain from eating and drinking until sunset, missing school lunch. Food service director Emi Kreste said that the district has wanted to provide Ramadan accommodations for years, but that it wasn't possible until now.

Plus, the Detroit Parks Coalition and the Detroit Public Library are partnering for an inaugural Bookmark Design Contest.

Do you have a community story we should tell? Let us know in an email at detroiteveningreport@wdet.org.

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The Detroit Evening Report

The Detroit Evening Report is a three-minute daily round-up of the news that city residents need to know. Stories focus on the concerns, problems, passions and needs of Detroiters – specifically residents of color. On the weekends, we take a break from the news and spend some time with community members. Hosted by Sascha Raiyn, Jerome Vaughn, Tia Graham, Nargis Rahman, and Hernz Laguerre, Jr. Detroit Evening Report is a production of WDET, Detroit's NPR Station.

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