Billions of Muslims across the globe began observing the holy month of Ramadan this week. The month, which centers reflection and community gathers, is clouded this year amid the ongoing war in Gaza, where a quarter of the population there is starving, according to the United Nations.
This post was created and edited by Casey Kuhn, Julia Griffin and Yasmeen Alamiri.
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