Ramadan

Muslim Americans are forced to get creative in order to make the most out of Ramadan.
Ramadan is usually a month filled with family, friends and festive feasting. But the spread of COVID-19 may cast a pall over the month's beloved social rituals.
Nearly every major religion has an important holiday in April — which means it will be a month of surreal new changes for American believers.
With Ramadan only a month and a half away, Muslim Americans are having to rethink everything from Friday prayers to planning Hajj.
From India to Thailand to Jerusalem, Muslims around the world marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan with food, family and festivities.
“When you first come to Congress, I don’t care what you do and what you say," Rep. André Carson said. "If you’re a Muslim, it’s going to get exaggerated."
Trump held a Ramadan dinner at the White House just last week but without any Muslim Americans.
Tears of joy as gay marriage is made legal in Taiwan, Ramadan sights and an adorable baby giraffe round out this week's top images.
Mosques across the country are holding shooter trainings and hiring armed guards to protect their congregations during their busiest time of the year.
Muslims are among the country's most racially varied religious groups, so their holidays are too.