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Open doors and hearts during Ramadan.

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This year several Muslim families from French-speaking Switzerland opened their homes during Ramadan so interested people could better understand the ninth month of the Muslim lunar calendar, the fast and prayers. swissinfo.ch visited Nezha Drissi near Lausanne to share in her family’s preparations for Iftar, the time for breaking the fast.

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