Ramadan’s start inspires central Ohio Muslims

The ice cream shops were open all night when Nimet Alpay and her children visited her native home of Turkey during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. In a country that’s more than 99 percent Muslim, breaking each day’s fast at sundown is a community event. But it can be a challenge for Muslims in the United States, where less than 1 percent of the population practices Islam, as they strive to adhere to Ramadan’s practice of fasting from all food and drink from sunrise to sund