Ramadan 2024 is observed from March 11 to April 9.
IU students who observe this annual month of fasting, reflection, prayer, and community can find times and locations for the suhoor meal (before dawn, prior to fasting hours) and the iftar meal (after sunset to break the fast) below. All locations offer a variety of vegetarian options.
C-Store options
This year, for the first time, all three Campus Stores will offer the following for meal exchanges during Ramadan:
- Tasty Bite and Saffron Road shelf-stable entrees with a drink and side (Annie Chun’s Sticky Rice) equal one meal exchange.
- Saffron Road frozen entrees, Chicken Pad Thai and Chicken Poblano Enchiladas, frozen Just Butter Chicken, Just Chicken Tikk, ‘Just Chicken Biryani, and Just Paneer Tikka Masala come with a drink to equal one meal exchange.
McNutt Store: Open until 10 p.m. daily
Union Street Market: Open until 8:45 p.m. daily
Briscoe Store: Open until 9 p.m. Fridays; midnight other days of the week
Globe IMU: open 11am-2pm daily 2pm daily (those fasting could get takeout meal at lunch, and eat it after sundown)
Halal proteins
- Halal chicken can be found at the Forest Worry Free concept.
- All concepts at Read will serve Halal chicken throughout Ramadan.
- At McNutt’s Free From IX, hot entrees containing beef & chicken are always certified halal.
Dine-in locations
- Forest and McNutt Dining Halls: 7 a.m.–9 p.m., weekdays and 9 a.m.–8 p.m., weekends
Carry-out locations
- Collins and Goodbody Eateries: 7 a.m.–8 p.m., weekdays
- Bookmarket Eatery at Wells Library: 7 a.m.–9 p.m., weekdays and 7 a.m.–8 p.m., weekends
- Read Eatery: 7 a.m.–9 p.m., weekdays and open during Spring Break
- The Globe concept at Eigenmann: 5:30–8:30 p.m., weekdays
- IMU (Select IMU concepts will be open during Spring Break week.) *Please ask about halal options at each concept.
- The Globe: 5:30–8:30 p.m., daily
- Lantern: Open until 9 p.m. every day but Saturday
- Quarry Pie: Open until 9 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday and until 10 p.m. Thursday to Saturday