Truth: What I knew about Ramadan and the foods that are eaten to break the fast previously could have fit in a grain of millet. But it’s never too late to learn, and nothing makes a culture more ...

When the Ramadan fast ends each day, the iftar meal almost always begins with a soup. It satisfies hunger and quenches thirst at the same time. In northern Africa, that dish is probably chorba frik, a ...

After sunset during Ramadan, which this year begins the evening of Feb. 28, the daily fast customarily ends by eating dates. Then the Iftar meal begins with some kind of soup, satisfying hunger and ...