Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, is a time that Noor Abdallah always looks forward to. Though her non-Muslim friends sometimes get hung up on what she and her family give up, namely eating or drinking during the day, she sees it differently.
“Ramadan is the most exciting time of the year,” Abdallah says while sitting on the patio of Laymoon Cafe in Tempe. “It’s not only a time to reset spiritually, it’s also a time where you see your family more often… you give back to the community more, you see people you haven’t seen for a full year. It’s a peaceful month.”
Abdallah opened the cafe with her brother, Akram, in January. Just a month after opening near Arizona State University’s campus, on the same block of Forest Avenue as the Islamic Community Center, Laymoon is expanding its hours for the month of Ramadan, beginning on Wednesday…