Ramadan, patience, self control, compassion - how are these words related to one another? While we wrestle with caffeine headaches and less sleep or food than usual, Ramadan is a testing ground for our ability to prioritize spirituality and to practice skills like self-control and patience. But by the end of the month, are we better at these skills than when we started?

Our conversation today is about a research study - conducted through a series of text messages - that looks at virtue development in Muslim American youth before, during, and after Ramadan.

Our first conversation is about a research study - conducted through a series of text messages - that looks at virtue development in Muslim American youth before, during, and after Ramadan. The study was a partnership between Baylor University and The Family and Youth Institute, facilitated by our very own Dr. Madiha Tahseen, Ph.D., research director at The FYI, along with Merve Balkaya-Ince, Ph.D. and Sarah A. Schnitker of Baylor University.

More about the research discussed in this episode: https://www.thefyi.org/growing-patient-in-ramadan/

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