As Muslims around the world savor the traditions of their own diverse communities, tribulations like Gaza's death and starvation cast a dark shadow.
Muslims around the world are welcoming the arrival of Ramadan, a month of dawn-to-dusk fasting, intense prayer, charity and feasts.
People bathe in the Cisadane River ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Tangerang, Indonesia, Sunday, March 10, 2024. Muslims followed local tradition to wash in the river to symbolically cleanse their soul prior to entering the holiest month in Islamic calendar.Muslims liven up their iftar spreads with their own local delicacies. In Egypt, the shelves are lined with qamar el-din, a sticky apricot treat.
Mosques and charities across the Muslim world organize free iftars for the poorest, and sometimes it’s the only meat they will eat all year.A man makes kunafa, an Egyptian dish usually made during the holy month of Ramadan on March 9, 2024 in Giza, Egypt. Ramadan in Egypt is expected to take place from Sunday evening on March 10th until April 8th.
She looks forward to attending nightly prayers, drinking tea with friends and catching up with people she hasn’t seen for the past year., those joyful moments will be shadowed by concern for Gaza, where a five-month Israeli offensive has killed over 30,000 Palestinians, driven most of the population from their homes and pushed hundreds of thousands
“Muslims are not strangers anymore. Our customs, our traditions, become part of our society,” she said.
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