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"content": "\u003cp>For the many Muslims in the Bay Area, Ramadan is all about spiritual reflection, being with the community to pray, as well as partaking in charitable activities. And one of the most important aspects is enjoying delicious food and delicacies during Iftar — the breaking of the fast at dusk — and Suhoor, the morning meal before dawn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But as followers abstain from food and drink this holy month, many will also be thinking about the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza, who are \u003ca href=\"https://www.wfp.org/news/gaza-grapples-catastrophic-hunger-new-report-predicts-famine-if-conflict-continues\">grappling with catastrophic hunger\u003c/a> due to\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/gaza\"> the war in the region.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These Bay Area halal foodies share why they think it’s more important than ever to show up for the community during Ramadan 2024 — and their own recommendations on where you can join Iftars and Suhoors in the Bay Area.\u003cb>\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cb>Jump straight to:\u003c/b>\u003cstrong> \u003ca href=\"#wheretojoin\">Places to find Iftars and Suhoors this Ramadan\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>‘Help bring that joy’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Irfan Rydhan is a founder of \u003ca href=\"https://www.halalfest.com/home\">HalalFest\u003c/a> — an organization that focuses on cultural events and festivals around the halal food scene in the Bay Area and beyond. Rydhan is also the co-host of the halal food podcast \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbWClSGJBcLwghDhVt68h6A\">Artistic Foodies\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>HalalFest is best known for organizing the first of its kind and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/californias-halal-food-fest-victim-of-success/1952138/\">largest halal food festival on the West Coast back in 2013\u003c/a>, which had over 10,000 attendees. 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HalalFest will also be hosting its third annual \u003ca href=\"https://www.halalfest.com/events\">Suhoor Fest \u003c/a>on March 23 at SABA Center in San José.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in November, Rydhan and his team at HalalFest also partnered with over 60 restaurants across the Bay Area — as well as in Austin, Texas — to help raise funds for people in Gaza. Some of the Bay Area \u003ca href=\"https://www.ktvu.com/news/bay-area-restaurants-raising-money-to-support-children-in-gaza-amid-war-between-israel-hamas\">halal restaurants involved in that fundraising effort last November\u003c/a> included Cracked and Battered in San Francisco, Mirchi Cafe in Fremont and Wakatobi Japanese in Newark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Almost every day for that whole month, we had different restaurants donating a certain percentage of their sales for the children of Gaza relief efforts,” Rydhan says. Within a month, they’d already raised over $125,000 in donations to relief funds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This Ramadan, Rydhan is looking forward to spending time with his family and the community and bringing people together to enjoy some good halal food through events like Suhoor Fest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you see the young and the old together with smiles on their faces, that is one of the best feelings in the world,” he says, “to be able to help bring that joy to people in the community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Tell us: What else do you need information about right now?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>‘The best way for us to strengthen our community’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Samiha Shaheed is the face behind California’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/hungry.and.halal/\">Hungry and Halal\u003c/a> — a food vlog that talks about halal food and restaurants across California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shaheed says she initially started Hungry and Halal in 2023 as a “fun food vlog” to introduce people to halal food. But for her, it’s now become “more about educating people, on how they can move away from these big brands that don’t care about their customers,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Hungry and Halal, Shaheed shared videos on \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CzhAsf5pteT/\">how to support Palestinian-owned restaurants in the Bay Area\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CzLDYZBOAyT/\">halal restaurants participating in the November fundraiser\u003c/a> organized by HalalFest. Additionally, Shaheed says she particularly wants to move away from companies and brands that have issued public statements in support of Israel’s military.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You have to support businesses that share the same values as you,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This Ramadan, Shaheed says she’s particularly looking forward to the community: Getting together with new and old friends and experiencing the month with them. “Everyone is going through the same struggle,” she says. “Everyone is hungry and thirsty during the day, and rejoicing and having dinner at the same time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Ramadan is the best time to go to the mosque, meet new people and make new connections,” Shaheed says. “It’s the best way for us to strengthen our community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘More connected to our spiritual self’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For Shazad Shafi, the creator behind \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/the_halalfood_reviewer/?igsh=ZWMyNDBlOTQyNg%3D%3D\">\u003cem>The Halal Food Reviewer\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, food vlogging was a way to broadcast his own learnings about the wealth of halal food joints available in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some creators, they just want to get new stuff out there. For me, it’s more about just showing my journey as a foodie,” Shafi says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The son of a Cupertino grocery store owner, Shafi says he was introduced to halal food and meat at a very young age — but that where he’s lived throughout his life, from Pakistan to Houston, Texas, has also played a crucial role in developing his passion for scouting the best halal food options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To Shafi, Ramadan is more than just about food: “It’s more about being more connected to our spiritual self,” he says. And during the holy month, Shafi is looking forward to doing special prayers at mosques and spending time with his family. “It’s just an amazing community,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shafi also praised the community response to the November fundraising efforts organized by HalalFest and Bay Area halal restaurants in support of people in Gaza. “Those restaurants were packed,” he noted. “It was really great to see.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"wheretojoin\">\u003c/a>Where to join Iftars and Suhoors in the Bay Area\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’re looking to experience Iftars and Suhoors in the Bay Area, keep reading for recommendations from the Bay Area halal foodies profiled above.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll find that the majority of mosques in the Bay Area host iftars daily (some host on limited days). Some require a small donation and others may require registration in advance, so be sure to check your local mosque’s website for the latest information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While most of the halal restaurants listed below are open during Iftar hours starting at dusk, for those looking to join Suhoors at the many halal restaurants in the Bay Area, here’s a list of some of the ones opening late into the night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>San Francisco:\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.cafedafonk.com/\">Cafe Da Fonk!\u003c/a>: Open regular hours with additional Suhoor hours on Friday and Saturday, midnight until 3 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kinarafusionsf/?hl=en\">Kinara Fusion\u003c/a>: Open regular hours with additional Suhoor hours on Friday and Saturday, 11 p.m. until 1:30 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/harazcoffeehouse/\">Haraz Coffee\u003c/a>: Open regular hours with additional Suhoor hours every day until midnight for the first week of Ramadan. (\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/harazcoffeehouse/\">Check their Instagram page for the latest updates\u003c/a>).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/delahcoffeehouse/\">Delah Coffee\u003c/a>: Open until midnight during Ramadan.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Peninsula\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://dahabcafe.com/\">Dahab Restaurant and Cafe\u003c/a>: Open regular hours with additional Suhoor hours every weekday until midnight and weekend until 2 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>South Bay:\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/elhalalamigos/\">El Halal Amigos\u003c/a>, San Jose: Open regular hours with additional Suhoor hours on March 23, March 30 and April 6 until 3 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/theangryhotchicken/\">Angry Hot Chicken\u003c/a>, San Jose: Open regular hours with additional Suhoor hours on Friday and Saturday until 3 a.m. and Sunday until 1 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/zareensrestaurant/\">Zareen’s\u003c/a>, Palo Alto: Open regular hours with additional Suhoor hours on March 16 and April 6 until 3:30 a.m. Special menu items are available for Iftar and Suhoor.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bibznribz/\">Bibz and Ribz\u003c/a>, San Jose: Food cart opens regular hours with additional Suhoor hours on Friday, March 15, from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://maps.app.goo.gl/Wbokmgfst35MprTc9\">Falafel Flame\u003c/a>, San Jose: Open regular hours with additional Suhoor hours on Friday and Saturday until 4 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/chikindrip/?hl=en\">Chikin Drip\u003c/a>, San Jose: Open regular hours with additional Suhoor hours on weekdays until 1 a.m. and weekends until 1:20 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://chickengs.com/\">Chicken G’s\u003c/a>, Mountain View: Open special Ramadan hours from Tuesday until Saturday, 5:30 p.m. until 1:00 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/oklavacafe/\">Oklava Cafe\u003c/a>, Palo Alto: Open regular hours with additional Suhoor hours on Friday and Saturday until 2 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>East Bay:\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/theportofperiperifremont/?hl=en\">Port of Peri Peri\u003c/a>, Fremont: Special Suhoor hours on March 15 from 11:45 p.m. until 3 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kabobfusionfremont/?hl=en\">Kabob Fusion\u003c/a>, Fremont: Open regular hours with additional Suhoor hours on Friday and Saturday nights until 4 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/yeeshaansgrubb/?hl=en\">Yeeshaans Grubb\u003c/a>, Fremont: Open special Ramadan hours from Tuesday until Sunday from 5:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.falafelfremont.com/\">Falafel Fremont\u003c/a>, Fremont: Open special Ramadan hours daily until 2 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://waybackburgers.com/locations/us/california/milpitas/\">Wayback Burgers\u003c/a>, Milpitas: Open daily from 10:30 a.m. until midnight. Additional Suhoor hours on Fridays and Saturdays until 3 a.m. (10% discount on Iftars and Suhoors).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mirchicafe/?hl=en\">Mirchi\u003c/a>, Fremont: Open regular hours with additional Suhoor hours on Friday and Saturday until 3 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/_mayahalaltaqueria_/?hl=en\">Maya Halal Taqueria\u003c/a>, Oakland: Open regular hours with special additional Suhoor hours on Friday and Saturday until 3 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/__theburgershop__/?hl=en\">The Burger Shop\u003c/a>, Fremont: Open regular hours with special additional Suhoor hours on Friday and Saturday from midnight until 3 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/lahoredikhushboo/?hl=en\">Lahore Di Khushboo\u003c/a>, Fremont: Special Suhoor hours on March 15 from 11:30 p.m. until 3 a.m. (Food truck will be parked at Port of Peri Peri, Fremont)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bismillahfremont/?hl=en\">Bismillah Restaurant\u003c/a>, Fremont: Special Suhoor hours on March 22 from 11:30 p.m. until 3:30 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://chickengs.com/\">Chicken G’s\u003c/a>, Fremont: Open special Ramadan hours from Tuesday until Saturday from 5:30 p.m. until 1:00 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bundookhanusa/?hl=en\">Bundoo Khan\u003c/a>, Fremont: Open regular hours with special Ramadan hours on Friday and Saturday until 1 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>KQED’s Nisa Khan contributed to this story.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tellus\">\u003c/a>Tell us: What else do you need information about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At KQED News, we know that it can sometimes be hard to track down the answers to navigate life in the Bay Area in 2024. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>For the many Muslims in the Bay Area, Ramadan is all about spiritual reflection, being with the community to pray, as well as partaking in charitable activities. And one of the most important aspects is enjoying delicious food and delicacies during Iftar — the breaking of the fast at dusk — and Suhoor, the morning meal before dawn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But as followers abstain from food and drink this holy month, many will also be thinking about the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza, who are \u003ca href=\"https://www.wfp.org/news/gaza-grapples-catastrophic-hunger-new-report-predicts-famine-if-conflict-continues\">grappling with catastrophic hunger\u003c/a> due to\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/gaza\"> the war in the region.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These Bay Area halal foodies share why they think it’s more important than ever to show up for the community during Ramadan 2024 — and their own recommendations on where you can join Iftars and Suhoors in the Bay Area.\u003cb>\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cb>Jump straight to:\u003c/b>\u003cstrong> \u003ca href=\"#wheretojoin\">Places to find Iftars and Suhoors this Ramadan\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>‘Help bring that joy’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Irfan Rydhan is a founder of \u003ca href=\"https://www.halalfest.com/home\">HalalFest\u003c/a> — an organization that focuses on cultural events and festivals around the halal food scene in the Bay Area and beyond. Rydhan is also the co-host of the halal food podcast \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbWClSGJBcLwghDhVt68h6A\">Artistic Foodies\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>HalalFest is best known for organizing the first of its kind and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/californias-halal-food-fest-victim-of-success/1952138/\">largest halal food festival on the West Coast back in 2013\u003c/a>, which had over 10,000 attendees. The motivation behind HalalFest, Rydhan says, was to create more ways to bring community members together to enjoy halal cuisine — even more so during Ramadan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Every Ramadan since 2021, Rydhan and his team at HalalFest have created \u003ca href=\"https://www.halalfest.com/home\">an official schedule of restaurants in the Bay Area\u003c/a> that offer special meals during Iftar and ones that are open during Suhoor. HalalFest will also be hosting its third annual \u003ca href=\"https://www.halalfest.com/events\">Suhoor Fest \u003c/a>on March 23 at SABA Center in San José.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in November, Rydhan and his team at HalalFest also partnered with over 60 restaurants across the Bay Area — as well as in Austin, Texas — to help raise funds for people in Gaza. Some of the Bay Area \u003ca href=\"https://www.ktvu.com/news/bay-area-restaurants-raising-money-to-support-children-in-gaza-amid-war-between-israel-hamas\">halal restaurants involved in that fundraising effort last November\u003c/a> included Cracked and Battered in San Francisco, Mirchi Cafe in Fremont and Wakatobi Japanese in Newark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Almost every day for that whole month, we had different restaurants donating a certain percentage of their sales for the children of Gaza relief efforts,” Rydhan says. Within a month, they’d already raised over $125,000 in donations to relief funds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This Ramadan, Rydhan is looking forward to spending time with his family and the community and bringing people together to enjoy some good halal food through events like Suhoor Fest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you see the young and the old together with smiles on their faces, that is one of the best feelings in the world,” he says, “to be able to help bring that joy to people in the community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Tell us: What else do you need information about right now?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>‘The best way for us to strengthen our community’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Samiha Shaheed is the face behind California’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/hungry.and.halal/\">Hungry and Halal\u003c/a> — a food vlog that talks about halal food and restaurants across California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shaheed says she initially started Hungry and Halal in 2023 as a “fun food vlog” to introduce people to halal food. But for her, it’s now become “more about educating people, on how they can move away from these big brands that don’t care about their customers,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Hungry and Halal, Shaheed shared videos on \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CzhAsf5pteT/\">how to support Palestinian-owned restaurants in the Bay Area\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CzLDYZBOAyT/\">halal restaurants participating in the November fundraiser\u003c/a> organized by HalalFest. Additionally, Shaheed says she particularly wants to move away from companies and brands that have issued public statements in support of Israel’s military.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You have to support businesses that share the same values as you,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This Ramadan, Shaheed says she’s particularly looking forward to the community: Getting together with new and old friends and experiencing the month with them. “Everyone is going through the same struggle,” she says. “Everyone is hungry and thirsty during the day, and rejoicing and having dinner at the same time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Ramadan is the best time to go to the mosque, meet new people and make new connections,” Shaheed says. “It’s the best way for us to strengthen our community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘More connected to our spiritual self’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For Shazad Shafi, the creator behind \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/the_halalfood_reviewer/?igsh=ZWMyNDBlOTQyNg%3D%3D\">\u003cem>The Halal Food Reviewer\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, food vlogging was a way to broadcast his own learnings about the wealth of halal food joints available in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some creators, they just want to get new stuff out there. For me, it’s more about just showing my journey as a foodie,” Shafi says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The son of a Cupertino grocery store owner, Shafi says he was introduced to halal food and meat at a very young age — but that where he’s lived throughout his life, from Pakistan to Houston, Texas, has also played a crucial role in developing his passion for scouting the best halal food options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To Shafi, Ramadan is more than just about food: “It’s more about being more connected to our spiritual self,” he says. And during the holy month, Shafi is looking forward to doing special prayers at mosques and spending time with his family. “It’s just an amazing community,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shafi also praised the community response to the November fundraising efforts organized by HalalFest and Bay Area halal restaurants in support of people in Gaza. “Those restaurants were packed,” he noted. “It was really great to see.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"wheretojoin\">\u003c/a>Where to join Iftars and Suhoors in the Bay Area\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’re looking to experience Iftars and Suhoors in the Bay Area, keep reading for recommendations from the Bay Area halal foodies profiled above.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll find that the majority of mosques in the Bay Area host iftars daily (some host on limited days). Some require a small donation and others may require registration in advance, so be sure to check your local mosque’s website for the latest information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While most of the halal restaurants listed below are open during Iftar hours starting at dusk, for those looking to join Suhoors at the many halal restaurants in the Bay Area, here’s a list of some of the ones opening late into the night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>San Francisco:\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.cafedafonk.com/\">Cafe Da Fonk!\u003c/a>: Open regular hours with additional Suhoor hours on Friday and Saturday, midnight until 3 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kinarafusionsf/?hl=en\">Kinara Fusion\u003c/a>: Open regular hours with additional Suhoor hours on Friday and Saturday, 11 p.m. until 1:30 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/harazcoffeehouse/\">Haraz Coffee\u003c/a>: Open regular hours with additional Suhoor hours every day until midnight for the first week of Ramadan. 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"content": "\u003cp>For many Muslims in the Bay Area, Ramadan this year will feel very different — especially those with family in the Middle East.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/02/29/1234159514/gaza-death-toll-30000-palestinians-israel-hamas-war#:~:text=Hourly%20News-,Gaza%20death%20toll%20surpasses%2030%2C000%20but%20it's%20an%20incomplete%20count,under%20the%20weight%20of%20war.\">over 30,000 people killed in Gaza in the past five months,\u003c/a> according to the latest figures from the Gaza health ministry, the suffering of Palestinians in the region will be at the top of people’s minds during this holy month — in which followers abstain from food and drink from sunrise to sunset, and partake in special prayers and charitable efforts. (\u003ca href=\"https://www.prb.org/resources/the-west-bank-and-gaza-a-population-profile/\">Ninety-nine percent of Gaza’s population are Muslim.\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"related coverage\" tag=\"ramadan\"]“I love Ramadan. It’s when you see the entire community from all different ages and backgrounds coming together,” said Samer Darwish, president of \u003ca href=\"https://mcabayarea.org/\">Bay Area’s Muslim Community Association (MCA Bay Area)\u003c/a> in Santa Clara. Darwish has been involved in the county’s community for over 30 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Darwish, who is Palestinian and originally from Jerusalem, moved to the Bay Area in the 1980s to pursue his studies in electrical engineering and then a career in the semiconductor industry. “I’ve been engaging with the communities [in the Bay Area] since university,” Darwish said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Darwish’s parents and grandparents fled their home in the Palestinian town of Al-’Abbasiyya to the West Bank in 1948. His grandparents had been landowning farmers, but “they lost all that during the 1948 Nakba,” Darwish said, referring to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/05/15/1176097958/un-nakba-day-explained-anniversary-palestine-israel\">Palestinian commemoration of the mass displacement\u003c/a> they faced during the establishment of Israel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Arabic, Nakba means “‘catastrophe.” Last May, \u003ca href=\"https://www.un.org/unispal/document/statement-by-chair-of-the-palestinian-rights-committee-at-security-council-open-debate-9/\">the United Nations formally commemorated the Nakba for the first time\u003c/a>, in part to “serve as a reminder of the historic injustice suffered by the Palestinian people,” organizers said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Darwish said that so far, 20 members of his extended family have been killed during \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/gaza\">the war in Gaza since Oct. 7\u003c/a>. “It’s very sad. We lost so many people during [this] war,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At MCA Bay Area, Darwish said there are programs supporting refugees and community members who have been affected by the war or have family members in war zones, including services like financial assistance, social services, counseling, and mental health services for local Muslims. The goal, he said, is to get people back on their feet and empower them to become self-sustainable after periods of hardship.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Samer Darwish, president of Bay Area’s Muslim Community Association (MCA Bay Area)\"]“This Ramadan, in light of the situation in the Middle East, the community is very emotional. Palestine is on their minds every day, every minute.”[/pullquote]During Ramadan, MCA Bay Area will be hosting Iftars at sunset for the community to break their fast from Monday to Thursday. People of all faiths are welcome to join in, Darwish said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But with the devastation in Gaza happening thousands of miles away, these gatherings will take on a somber tone, he said — and that the suffering in Gaza will now be felt even more keenly during Ramadan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One big reason for that, Darwish said: As people in the Bay Area fast throughout this month, they are still able to eat at the end of the day but will do so in the knowledge that many in Gaza \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-destroying-gazas-food-system-starvation-tactic-un-expert-says-2024-03-07/\">are suffering from starvation\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This Ramadan, in light of the situation in the Middle East, the community is very emotional,” Darwish said. “Palestine is on their minds every day, every minute.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘The entire Muslim community is hurting’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Attacks on Palestinian Muslims during Ramadan are not new — for example when \u003ca href=\"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/5/al-aqsa-mosque-compound-and-recurrent-ramadan-tensions\">Israeli forces attacked worshippers at Al-Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem\u003c/a> during Ramadan in 2023. But \u003ca href=\"https://time.com/6696507/palestinian-death-toll-gaza-israel-hamas/\">the scale of the death toll and destruction in Gaza since Oct. 7\u003c/a> has been the worst in recent history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/12/uk-places-sanctions-on-israeli-settlers-for-forcing-palestinians-from-their-land\">Attacks on Palestinians have also been perpetrated by Israeli settlers in other parts of the region\u003c/a>, including the West Bank.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our heart bleeds for our brothers and sisters in Gaza and other parts of Palestine that are suffering and being attacked,” said Athar Siddiqee, chairman of the board of South Bay Islamic Association (SBIA). A Silicon Valley executive, Siddiqee has lived in the Bay Area since the 1970s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Ramadan is a time for physical and spiritual cleansing, Siddiqee said a big part of the spirit of the holy month is community and charity work. And for Muslims, he said, it’s a requirement to donate a percentage of our earnings to charity every year during Ramadan, as the spiritual reward is believed to be multiplied immensely during this month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Athar Siddiqee, chairman of the board of South Bay Islamic Association (SBIA)\"]“Our heart bleeds for our brothers and sisters in Gaza and other parts of Palestine that are suffering and being attacked.”[/pullquote]SBIA, along with many other Muslim community associations in the Bay Area, has been helping to raise funds for both international and local causes. 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"content": "\u003cp>Starting this week, Muslims around the world will be observing Ramadan, a holy month of fasting, spiritual healing and reflection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s all you need to know about this holy month, what several Bay Area Muslims are looking forward to about Ramadan 2023 and how you can join iftars around the region to break the fast.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘We can all come together’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For student Zaynah Shaikh, Ramadan is a time when “we can all come together as a family, a community, as a religion, a people, and share food and break fast together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shaikh is studying business administration at San Francisco State University, and is a member of the college’s Muslim Student Association (MSA).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fasting during Ramadan is mandatory for healthy Muslims who have reached the age of puberty. But some parents encourage their kids to start trying this religious practice of fasting at a much younger age. “My parents started me at the age of 6,” said Shaikh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shaikh remembers feeling tears in her eyes after her first sip of water during iftars when she was 6. “My parents would be like, why are you crying?” she said, adding that she remembers feeling so blessed to be able to observe the fast with her family at a young age. “They were tears of happiness,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But by the time she was in middle school, she had a more negative experience during Ramadan. “I remember peers and teachers not really understanding why I can’t do certain things [during Ramadan],” she said. Fasting can take a toll mentally and physically, says Shaikh, and she found it challenging to navigate activities like physical education classes — and negative comments from kids at school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shaikh says that observing Ramadan during high school was a much better experience than those earlier years. Not only were those teachers more understanding, but she “felt more comfortable being myself, being in my own skin.” This was also the time that she started attending Islamic school on Sundays, and felt that she was able to appreciate and learn more about her faith there. Also through the school, she was able to connect with other people who had similar backgrounds growing up Muslim in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, as she experiences this holy month in college, Shaikh says she feels excited: about the moon-sighting event, getting together with her family and community for iftar, and sharing everything about Ramadan with her friends. “I just love explaining to my peers now what Ramadan is, and why we observe Ramadan,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her hope for the new generation of young Muslims in the Bay Area? “Don’t be afraid to be proud of who you are,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11944171\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11944171\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63752_GettyImages-1240397744-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A man and a young boy, both with darker skin, wear traditional long sleeved purple shirts and pants, sitting down on a prayer mat. The boy is smiling broadly as the man looks down at him.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63752_GettyImages-1240397744-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63752_GettyImages-1240397744-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63752_GettyImages-1240397744-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63752_GettyImages-1240397744-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63752_GettyImages-1240397744-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Muslim man is seen with his son as Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end of the fast of Ramadan, is celebrated at the Teaneck National Guard Armory in New Jersey, on May 2, 2022. \u003ccite>(Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Creating a ‘Ramadan environment’ in the Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For some Bay Area Muslims, the celebration of Ramadan also draws comparisons to how the holy month is observed in other places they’ve lived.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maihafizah Badiuzzaman moved to the region from Malaysia over a decade ago, and says this year she’s especially looking forward to creating a fun Ramadan environment for her kids. In previous years, she would encourage her kids to write in a “Ramadan journal,” documenting their gratitude and their experience while fasting during the holy month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says that it takes a bit more effort to create this environment here in the U.S. compared to Malaysia, a predominantly Muslim country. She’s planning to attend the annual moon-sighting event in the Bay Area with her family — an event they try not to miss — and also to read and reflect more on the teachings of the Quran.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Afaf Steiert, a longtime Bay Area resident and local business owner who’s originally from Egypt, says that she views Ramadan as a month for spiritual growth and grounding. Steiert has lived in the Bay Area for over 20 years, and says she’s looking forward to focusing on her fasting, connecting with the community and reflecting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sometimes I don’t manage to fast,” Steiert said. “But I’m still cautious about [my] behavior and thinking.” Ramadan feels like it always comes and goes so quickly, she says — but she nonetheless hopes to “really take the extra step to connect with the Quran” this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11912177\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11912177\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851.jpg\" alt=\"A bowl of dates on a table, next to a page of the Quran\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">During Ramadan, Muslims usually break their fasts with dates and fruits, before continuing their iftar of a full meal. \u003ccite>(khats cassim/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In previous years, Steiert has spent time in Egypt to celebrate Ramadan with family there. Although she equally enjoys observing the period here in the United States, Steiert says it feels like there’s more time to focus on prayers back in Egypt during Ramadan, and there’s a more “celebratory vibe” there. When she misses home, she turns on her TV and tunes in to Egyptian channels, to catch up with the special coverage aired there during Ramadan.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The astronomy of Ramadan\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Islamic calendar or the lunar calendar follows the monthly cycles of the moon’s phases. The beginning and end of a lunar month are determined when the newborn crescent moon — or waxing crescent moon — is seen in the night sky, appearing one night after the new moon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For thousands of years, before satellites and telescopes were created, Ramadan was determined by moon sightings by the naked eye. If the newborn crescent moon was sighted, then that evening during sunset marked the first night of Ramadan. But if it wasn’t directly observed (for example, because of inclement weather), it was assumed that Ramadan would begin the next night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, due to technological advancements, the calculation of the first day of a lunar month can be accurate and dependable, without seeing the actual newborn crescent moon with the naked eye. So because there are two methods of determining a new lunar month or Ramadan — through astronomical calculations and moon sightings — Muslims around the world sometimes observe the beginning of Ramadan (and its end, Eid al-Fitr) on different days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some people follow just the astronomical calculations of the new lunar month to determine Ramadan, and some “do a combination of the calculations and the moon sighting, a combination of science and sighting,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11910408/ramadan-begins-on-acrescent-moon-ushering-in-a-holy-month-of-fasting-andkindness\">Bay Area spiritual leader Alauddin El-Bakri told KQED in 2022\u003c/a>. A religious director, teacher and imam, and a member of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), El-Bakri is based at the West Valley Muslim Association in Saratoga, and speaks at seven other mosques in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11910487\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11910487\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/waxing-crescent-moon-1.jpg\" alt=\"A pale white and grey crescent moon hangs against a black background. There are craters and pock marks on the sliver of moon.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/waxing-crescent-moon-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/waxing-crescent-moon-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/waxing-crescent-moon-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/waxing-crescent-moon-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/waxing-crescent-moon-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A waxing crescent moon is shown on Dec. 18, 2020, in New Jersey. In 2020, Ramadan began on Thursday, April 23 and ended on Saturday, May 23. \u003ccite>(Corey Perrine/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We have people either following the astronomical calculation, which is accurate, or they’re following their eyes — which is also accurate,” El-Bakri said. That the community can have two different days to mark the start of Ramadan and two different Eids is “normal, natural and actually beautiful,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Why do Ramadan and Eid dates change every year?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It’s all about the moon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The months in a lunar calendar have only 29 or 30 days, with 354 days in a lunar year — which is 11 days shorter than the solar or Gregorian calendar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because of this, every year Ramadan falls 10 to 11 days earlier than the previous year. Back in 2010, Ramadan began in November, and this year it will begin on March 22.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To join your local Muslim community for the breaking of the fast, you can check out community or mosque calendars in your area. The \u003ca href=\"https://mcabayarea.org/\">Muslim Community Association of the Bay Area\u003c/a> offers daily iftars for the general public — Muslim and non-Muslim alike; donations are recommended but not required. \u003ca href=\"https://mcceastbay.org/\">The MCC East Bay also has a schedule for iftars\u003c/a>, and all are encouraged to join; registrations are encouraged so organizers can ensure the right amount of food is available. \u003ca href=\"https://www.muslimfomo.com/\">See a list of Ramadan and Eid events around the Bay Area.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A brief history of Ramadan\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and was said to be the month the Quran was revealed to the prophet Muhammad in the year 610 A.D. It is, says imam El-Bakri, “the birth month of the Quran.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He adds that Ramadan therefore “is the birth month of Islam,” and that the “night of destiny” — \u003ca href=\"https://www.muslimaid.org/what-we-do/religious-dues/the-night-of-power-laylat-ul-qadr/\">Laylat al-Qadr\u003c/a> — is said to be the specific day the Quran was revealed. And while El-Bakri says the exact night itself is not specifically known, it took place “on one of the last 10 nights of Ramadan.” This period therefore has a special significance to Muslims, and is usually observed by performing special nightly prayers at home or at the mosques.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn until dusk, usually breaking their fasts with dates and fruits, before continuing their iftar of a full meal. Later in the night — only during Ramadan — there are special prayers called tarawih that are performed either at home or at the mosque.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Usually it’s during Ramadan that Muslims make their annual, obligatory charitable donations to those who need it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re looking for a way to support Muslim communities in need in the Bay Area this Ramadan, the best way to do so is to contact your local mosque or Muslim community associations. Further afield, you may also consider donating to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11940413/an-emergency-within-an-emergency-how-to-help-syria-and-turkey-earthquake-rescue-and-relief-efforts#earthquakedamage\">ongoing fundraising and relief efforts for those still affected in Turkey and Syria\u003c/a> by the devastating earthquake that struck the region back on Feb. 6.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramadan Mubarak to all celebrating, and may you have a wonderful month ahead. What are you excited about this Ramadan? Tweet us at \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KQEDnews\">@KQEDNews\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KQEDscience\">@KQEDScience\u003c/a> and share with us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Starting this week, Muslims around the world will be observing Ramadan, a holy month of fasting, spiritual healing and reflection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s all you need to know about this holy month, what several Bay Area Muslims are looking forward to about Ramadan 2023 and how you can join iftars around the region to break the fast.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘We can all come together’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For student Zaynah Shaikh, Ramadan is a time when “we can all come together as a family, a community, as a religion, a people, and share food and break fast together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shaikh is studying business administration at San Francisco State University, and is a member of the college’s Muslim Student Association (MSA).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fasting during Ramadan is mandatory for healthy Muslims who have reached the age of puberty. But some parents encourage their kids to start trying this religious practice of fasting at a much younger age. “My parents started me at the age of 6,” said Shaikh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shaikh remembers feeling tears in her eyes after her first sip of water during iftars when she was 6. “My parents would be like, why are you crying?” she said, adding that she remembers feeling so blessed to be able to observe the fast with her family at a young age. “They were tears of happiness,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But by the time she was in middle school, she had a more negative experience during Ramadan. “I remember peers and teachers not really understanding why I can’t do certain things [during Ramadan],” she said. Fasting can take a toll mentally and physically, says Shaikh, and she found it challenging to navigate activities like physical education classes — and negative comments from kids at school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shaikh says that observing Ramadan during high school was a much better experience than those earlier years. Not only were those teachers more understanding, but she “felt more comfortable being myself, being in my own skin.” This was also the time that she started attending Islamic school on Sundays, and felt that she was able to appreciate and learn more about her faith there. Also through the school, she was able to connect with other people who had similar backgrounds growing up Muslim in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, as she experiences this holy month in college, Shaikh says she feels excited: about the moon-sighting event, getting together with her family and community for iftar, and sharing everything about Ramadan with her friends. “I just love explaining to my peers now what Ramadan is, and why we observe Ramadan,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her hope for the new generation of young Muslims in the Bay Area? “Don’t be afraid to be proud of who you are,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11944171\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11944171\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63752_GettyImages-1240397744-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A man and a young boy, both with darker skin, wear traditional long sleeved purple shirts and pants, sitting down on a prayer mat. The boy is smiling broadly as the man looks down at him.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63752_GettyImages-1240397744-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63752_GettyImages-1240397744-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63752_GettyImages-1240397744-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63752_GettyImages-1240397744-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63752_GettyImages-1240397744-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Muslim man is seen with his son as Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end of the fast of Ramadan, is celebrated at the Teaneck National Guard Armory in New Jersey, on May 2, 2022. \u003ccite>(Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Creating a ‘Ramadan environment’ in the Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For some Bay Area Muslims, the celebration of Ramadan also draws comparisons to how the holy month is observed in other places they’ve lived.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maihafizah Badiuzzaman moved to the region from Malaysia over a decade ago, and says this year she’s especially looking forward to creating a fun Ramadan environment for her kids. In previous years, she would encourage her kids to write in a “Ramadan journal,” documenting their gratitude and their experience while fasting during the holy month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says that it takes a bit more effort to create this environment here in the U.S. compared to Malaysia, a predominantly Muslim country. She’s planning to attend the annual moon-sighting event in the Bay Area with her family — an event they try not to miss — and also to read and reflect more on the teachings of the Quran.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Afaf Steiert, a longtime Bay Area resident and local business owner who’s originally from Egypt, says that she views Ramadan as a month for spiritual growth and grounding. Steiert has lived in the Bay Area for over 20 years, and says she’s looking forward to focusing on her fasting, connecting with the community and reflecting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sometimes I don’t manage to fast,” Steiert said. “But I’m still cautious about [my] behavior and thinking.” Ramadan feels like it always comes and goes so quickly, she says — but she nonetheless hopes to “really take the extra step to connect with the Quran” this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11912177\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11912177\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851.jpg\" alt=\"A bowl of dates on a table, next to a page of the Quran\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">During Ramadan, Muslims usually break their fasts with dates and fruits, before continuing their iftar of a full meal. \u003ccite>(khats cassim/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In previous years, Steiert has spent time in Egypt to celebrate Ramadan with family there. Although she equally enjoys observing the period here in the United States, Steiert says it feels like there’s more time to focus on prayers back in Egypt during Ramadan, and there’s a more “celebratory vibe” there. When she misses home, she turns on her TV and tunes in to Egyptian channels, to catch up with the special coverage aired there during Ramadan.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The astronomy of Ramadan\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Islamic calendar or the lunar calendar follows the monthly cycles of the moon’s phases. The beginning and end of a lunar month are determined when the newborn crescent moon — or waxing crescent moon — is seen in the night sky, appearing one night after the new moon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For thousands of years, before satellites and telescopes were created, Ramadan was determined by moon sightings by the naked eye. If the newborn crescent moon was sighted, then that evening during sunset marked the first night of Ramadan. But if it wasn’t directly observed (for example, because of inclement weather), it was assumed that Ramadan would begin the next night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, due to technological advancements, the calculation of the first day of a lunar month can be accurate and dependable, without seeing the actual newborn crescent moon with the naked eye. So because there are two methods of determining a new lunar month or Ramadan — through astronomical calculations and moon sightings — Muslims around the world sometimes observe the beginning of Ramadan (and its end, Eid al-Fitr) on different days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some people follow just the astronomical calculations of the new lunar month to determine Ramadan, and some “do a combination of the calculations and the moon sighting, a combination of science and sighting,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11910408/ramadan-begins-on-acrescent-moon-ushering-in-a-holy-month-of-fasting-andkindness\">Bay Area spiritual leader Alauddin El-Bakri told KQED in 2022\u003c/a>. A religious director, teacher and imam, and a member of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), El-Bakri is based at the West Valley Muslim Association in Saratoga, and speaks at seven other mosques in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11910487\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11910487\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/waxing-crescent-moon-1.jpg\" alt=\"A pale white and grey crescent moon hangs against a black background. There are craters and pock marks on the sliver of moon.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/waxing-crescent-moon-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/waxing-crescent-moon-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/waxing-crescent-moon-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/waxing-crescent-moon-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/waxing-crescent-moon-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A waxing crescent moon is shown on Dec. 18, 2020, in New Jersey. In 2020, Ramadan began on Thursday, April 23 and ended on Saturday, May 23. \u003ccite>(Corey Perrine/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We have people either following the astronomical calculation, which is accurate, or they’re following their eyes — which is also accurate,” El-Bakri said. That the community can have two different days to mark the start of Ramadan and two different Eids is “normal, natural and actually beautiful,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Why do Ramadan and Eid dates change every year?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It’s all about the moon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The months in a lunar calendar have only 29 or 30 days, with 354 days in a lunar year — which is 11 days shorter than the solar or Gregorian calendar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because of this, every year Ramadan falls 10 to 11 days earlier than the previous year. Back in 2010, Ramadan began in November, and this year it will begin on March 22.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To join your local Muslim community for the breaking of the fast, you can check out community or mosque calendars in your area. The \u003ca href=\"https://mcabayarea.org/\">Muslim Community Association of the Bay Area\u003c/a> offers daily iftars for the general public — Muslim and non-Muslim alike; donations are recommended but not required. \u003ca href=\"https://mcceastbay.org/\">The MCC East Bay also has a schedule for iftars\u003c/a>, and all are encouraged to join; registrations are encouraged so organizers can ensure the right amount of food is available. \u003ca href=\"https://www.muslimfomo.com/\">See a list of Ramadan and Eid events around the Bay Area.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A brief history of Ramadan\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and was said to be the month the Quran was revealed to the prophet Muhammad in the year 610 A.D. It is, says imam El-Bakri, “the birth month of the Quran.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He adds that Ramadan therefore “is the birth month of Islam,” and that the “night of destiny” — \u003ca href=\"https://www.muslimaid.org/what-we-do/religious-dues/the-night-of-power-laylat-ul-qadr/\">Laylat al-Qadr\u003c/a> — is said to be the specific day the Quran was revealed. And while El-Bakri says the exact night itself is not specifically known, it took place “on one of the last 10 nights of Ramadan.” This period therefore has a special significance to Muslims, and is usually observed by performing special nightly prayers at home or at the mosques.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn until dusk, usually breaking their fasts with dates and fruits, before continuing their iftar of a full meal. Later in the night — only during Ramadan — there are special prayers called tarawih that are performed either at home or at the mosque.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Muslims observing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11910408/ramadan-begins-on-a-crescent-moon-ushering-in-a-holy-month-of-fasting-and-kindness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ramadan\u003c/a> around the world are almost at the finish line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’re in the last seven days — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11910408/ramadan-begins-on-a-crescent-moon-ushering-in-a-holy-month-of-fasting-and-kindness\">a very special time, which is believed to be when the \"night of destiny,\"\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.muslimaid.org/what-we-do/religious-dues/the-night-of-power-laylat-ul-qadr/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laylat al-Qadr\u003c/a>, occurred.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To mark these meaningful last days, KQED asked Muslims around the Bay Area to reflect on what Ramadan means to them, and how they’re coping with entering a third year of the COVID pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>'It's like a reunion'\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Ramadan is synonymous with connecting with the community and loved ones. And for many, it’s a great feeling to be able to gather again this Ramadan, while being mindful of our health.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Now when we do get together with people, it's like a reunion. And it's really nice,\" said Sameena Usman, senior government relations coordinator for the \u003ca href=\"https://ca.cair.com/sfba/\">Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)\u003c/a> in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although Usman shares the enthusiasm of being able to gather again during Ramadan and Eid, she’s still being extra careful. “I don't think that we should take it lightly that a resurgence [of COVID] could potentially happen,” Usman said.\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID=news_11910408 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/waxing-crescent-moon-1-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Usman feels that Ramadan during the pandemic provided her the opportunity to reconnect with her spirituality while also being able to be in the community. \"Oftentimes, we overschedule ourselves and we end up losing what the main focus of Ramadan is supposed to be,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I've always been a believer that Ramadan, for me personally, can either be very social or very spiritually fulfilling,\" echoed Naureen Rizvi, who works in product policy in tech in the East Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Rizvi, the last couple of years have been a great opportunity to take things slow — to \"find that sweet spot for cultivating spiritual space and connecting with the community.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This Ramadan, Rizvi is excited about spending time with her mom, who is visiting from out of town. \"I haven't spent Ramadan with her in four years, so I'm super excited to have her,\" Rizvi said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She’s also excited about cooking and sharing food with her loved ones and her neighbors. \"A lot of bringing the community together ends up being around food,\" she said. \"And I think food ends up becoming a really great bridge for that communication.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11912174\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11912174 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55581_mosque-graham-cracker-sq-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A child's hand gently holds an edible mosque structure about 5 inches high, constructed of graham crackers and minarets made of chocolate, standing on a table \" width=\"1536\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55581_mosque-graham-cracker-sq-qut.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55581_mosque-graham-cracker-sq-qut-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55581_mosque-graham-cracker-sq-qut-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55581_mosque-graham-cracker-sq-qut-160x160.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An edible mosque constructed from graham crackers by Naureen Rizvi and some young friends. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Naureen Rizvi)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Ramadan when you're new to the Bay Area\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For Liyana Jalal, head of operations at \u003ca href=\"https://littlefeminist.com/\">Little Feminist\u003c/a>, Ramadan during a pandemic has brought an unexpected positive: being able to spend more time with her husband, enjoying things like cooking together for iftar at home in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Before the pandemic, he had to travel two hours for work, and he would come home really close to the time when we would break the fast,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jalal moved to the Bay Area from Malaysia in early 2019, and had struggled initially to find a Muslim community in the Bay Area that she felt she and her husband — a new Muslim convert — would fit into. It was later that year, after connecting with another transplant to the Bay Area, that she was finally able to find a \"home away from home.\" And during Ramadan this year, Liyana and her husband are looking forward to learning more about the history of the Quran and the verses in the holy book.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Mohammad Faseyh Sikandar, community organizing and engagement manager at CAIR San Francisco, this Ramadan is his first time away from his family on the East Coast. He’s hoping to gather his friends, where everyone can dress in their traditional clothes and break their fast together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That's the tradition I'm bringing from the East Coast with me,\" said Sikandar. \"I'm sure people do this already, but I am bringing it to the circles I'm in. So I'm excited for that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11912177\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11912177\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851.jpg\" alt=\"A bowl of dates on a table, next to a page of the Quran\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">During Ramadan, Muslims usually break their fasts with dates and other fruits, before continuing their iftar of a full meal. \u003ccite>(khats cassim/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>'Different ways to show my devotion'\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For most Muslims, fasting is the ultimate mode of worship, especially during Ramadan. But for some, it’s just not in the cards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Farhad Mofidi, a mental health therapist at Kaiser Permanente in Redwood City, learned that he had an autoimmune condition, his diagnosis came with more news: His doctors told him he could no longer fast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a Muslim who was just starting to practice the religion, Mofidi says that because fasting had been his \"No. 1 way of showing love to God,\" he initially felt like something had been taken away from him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"For me, it was devastating. It was heartbreaking,\" Mofidi said. \"But I’ve tried to find different ways to show my devotion.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like others who find that their religious practices have new challenges or obstacles, Mofidi has come to terms with the fact that there are other ways to show love — other love languages. \"You can show love through doing more prayers, reading more Quran, doing more charity work,\" he noted. \"So it’s still a process for me.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>'A general message of kindness'\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Being able to break the fast at sunset, and knowing where our meals will come from, is a privilege, says CAIR's Usman: \"We recognize that we're so blessed that we have the ability to eat.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Usman, one of the functions of fasting during Ramadan \"is to feel closer to recognizing how others feel when they don't have food\" — something she says \"gives us the ability to empathize with others, and increases our capacity to give and donate.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Usman says that individual observance of Ramadan practice always comes with an awareness of how other people might be living through very different circumstances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\"\u003c/strong>While we're focusing on our internal spirituality and celebrating the blessings and the beauties of Ramadan, we also can't forget what's happening overseas and the stresses and strains of what people are experiencing,\" she said. \"Whether they be Afghan refugees, whether they [have] family overseas that are in war-torn areas.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Usman and her kids are taking part in the efforts to provide food to dozens of refugee families in the Bay Area through \u003ca href=\"https://supportlives.org/\">Support Life Foundation\u003c/a>. She also recommends supporting the \u003ca href=\"https://asknisa.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">North American Islamic Shelter for the Abused (NISA)\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Usman's colleague Sikandar feels equally strongly about drawing people back into the community, sharing that love with everyone, and empowering each other.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Be compassionate, be loving, be kind. And speak up,\" he urged. \"Empower other people to speak up for themselves and stand behind your fellow Muslims and non-Muslims — whoever is oppressed.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's a general message of kindness that I want to see this world resonate with a little more,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Muslims observing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11910408/ramadan-begins-on-a-crescent-moon-ushering-in-a-holy-month-of-fasting-and-kindness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ramadan\u003c/a> around the world are almost at the finish line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’re in the last seven days — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11910408/ramadan-begins-on-a-crescent-moon-ushering-in-a-holy-month-of-fasting-and-kindness\">a very special time, which is believed to be when the \"night of destiny,\"\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.muslimaid.org/what-we-do/religious-dues/the-night-of-power-laylat-ul-qadr/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laylat al-Qadr\u003c/a>, occurred.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To mark these meaningful last days, KQED asked Muslims around the Bay Area to reflect on what Ramadan means to them, and how they’re coping with entering a third year of the COVID pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>'It's like a reunion'\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Ramadan is synonymous with connecting with the community and loved ones. And for many, it’s a great feeling to be able to gather again this Ramadan, while being mindful of our health.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Now when we do get together with people, it's like a reunion. And it's really nice,\" said Sameena Usman, senior government relations coordinator for the \u003ca href=\"https://ca.cair.com/sfba/\">Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)\u003c/a> in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although Usman shares the enthusiasm of being able to gather again during Ramadan and Eid, she’s still being extra careful. “I don't think that we should take it lightly that a resurgence [of COVID] could potentially happen,” Usman said.\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Usman feels that Ramadan during the pandemic provided her the opportunity to reconnect with her spirituality while also being able to be in the community. \"Oftentimes, we overschedule ourselves and we end up losing what the main focus of Ramadan is supposed to be,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I've always been a believer that Ramadan, for me personally, can either be very social or very spiritually fulfilling,\" echoed Naureen Rizvi, who works in product policy in tech in the East Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Rizvi, the last couple of years have been a great opportunity to take things slow — to \"find that sweet spot for cultivating spiritual space and connecting with the community.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This Ramadan, Rizvi is excited about spending time with her mom, who is visiting from out of town. \"I haven't spent Ramadan with her in four years, so I'm super excited to have her,\" Rizvi said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She’s also excited about cooking and sharing food with her loved ones and her neighbors. \"A lot of bringing the community together ends up being around food,\" she said. \"And I think food ends up becoming a really great bridge for that communication.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11912174\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11912174 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55581_mosque-graham-cracker-sq-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A child's hand gently holds an edible mosque structure about 5 inches high, constructed of graham crackers and minarets made of chocolate, standing on a table \" width=\"1536\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55581_mosque-graham-cracker-sq-qut.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55581_mosque-graham-cracker-sq-qut-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55581_mosque-graham-cracker-sq-qut-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55581_mosque-graham-cracker-sq-qut-160x160.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An edible mosque constructed from graham crackers by Naureen Rizvi and some young friends. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Naureen Rizvi)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Ramadan when you're new to the Bay Area\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For Liyana Jalal, head of operations at \u003ca href=\"https://littlefeminist.com/\">Little Feminist\u003c/a>, Ramadan during a pandemic has brought an unexpected positive: being able to spend more time with her husband, enjoying things like cooking together for iftar at home in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Before the pandemic, he had to travel two hours for work, and he would come home really close to the time when we would break the fast,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jalal moved to the Bay Area from Malaysia in early 2019, and had struggled initially to find a Muslim community in the Bay Area that she felt she and her husband — a new Muslim convert — would fit into. It was later that year, after connecting with another transplant to the Bay Area, that she was finally able to find a \"home away from home.\" And during Ramadan this year, Liyana and her husband are looking forward to learning more about the history of the Quran and the verses in the holy book.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Mohammad Faseyh Sikandar, community organizing and engagement manager at CAIR San Francisco, this Ramadan is his first time away from his family on the East Coast. He’s hoping to gather his friends, where everyone can dress in their traditional clothes and break their fast together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That's the tradition I'm bringing from the East Coast with me,\" said Sikandar. \"I'm sure people do this already, but I am bringing it to the circles I'm in. So I'm excited for that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11912177\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11912177\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851.jpg\" alt=\"A bowl of dates on a table, next to a page of the Quran\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">During Ramadan, Muslims usually break their fasts with dates and other fruits, before continuing their iftar of a full meal. \u003ccite>(khats cassim/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>'Different ways to show my devotion'\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For most Muslims, fasting is the ultimate mode of worship, especially during Ramadan. But for some, it’s just not in the cards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Farhad Mofidi, a mental health therapist at Kaiser Permanente in Redwood City, learned that he had an autoimmune condition, his diagnosis came with more news: His doctors told him he could no longer fast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a Muslim who was just starting to practice the religion, Mofidi says that because fasting had been his \"No. 1 way of showing love to God,\" he initially felt like something had been taken away from him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"For me, it was devastating. It was heartbreaking,\" Mofidi said. \"But I’ve tried to find different ways to show my devotion.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like others who find that their religious practices have new challenges or obstacles, Mofidi has come to terms with the fact that there are other ways to show love — other love languages. \"You can show love through doing more prayers, reading more Quran, doing more charity work,\" he noted. \"So it’s still a process for me.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>'A general message of kindness'\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Being able to break the fast at sunset, and knowing where our meals will come from, is a privilege, says CAIR's Usman: \"We recognize that we're so blessed that we have the ability to eat.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Usman, one of the functions of fasting during Ramadan \"is to feel closer to recognizing how others feel when they don't have food\" — something she says \"gives us the ability to empathize with others, and increases our capacity to give and donate.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Usman says that individual observance of Ramadan practice always comes with an awareness of how other people might be living through very different circumstances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\"\u003c/strong>While we're focusing on our internal spirituality and celebrating the blessings and the beauties of Ramadan, we also can't forget what's happening overseas and the stresses and strains of what people are experiencing,\" she said. \"Whether they be Afghan refugees, whether they [have] family overseas that are in war-torn areas.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Usman and her kids are taking part in the efforts to provide food to dozens of refugee families in the Bay Area through \u003ca href=\"https://supportlives.org/\">Support Life Foundation\u003c/a>. She also recommends supporting the \u003ca href=\"https://asknisa.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">North American Islamic Shelter for the Abused (NISA)\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Usman's colleague Sikandar feels equally strongly about drawing people back into the community, sharing that love with everyone, and empowering each other.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Be compassionate, be loving, be kind. And speak up,\" he urged. \"Empower other people to speak up for themselves and stand behind your fellow Muslims and non-Muslims — whoever is oppressed.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's a general message of kindness that I want to see this world resonate with a little more,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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The beginning and end of a lunar month are determined when the newborn crescent moon — or \u003ca href=\"https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/waxing-crescent.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">waxing crescent moon\u003c/a> — is seen in the night sky, appearing one night after the new moon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For thousands of years — before satellites and telescopes were created — Ramadan was determined by moon sightings by the naked eye. If the newborn crescent moon was sighted, then that evening during sunset marked the first night of Ramadan. But if it wasn’t directly observed (for example, because of inclement weather) it was assumed that Ramadan would begin the next night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, due to technological advancements, the calculation of the first day of a lunar month can be accurate and dependable, without seeing the actual newborn crescent moon with the naked eye. So because there are two methods of determining a new lunar month or Ramadan — through astronomical calculations and moon sightings — Muslims around the world sometimes observe the beginning of Ramadan (and its end, Eid al-Fitr) on different days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some people follow just the astronomical calculations of the new lunar month to determine Ramadan, and some “do a combination of the calculations and the moon sighting, a combination of science and sighting,” says Alauddin El-Bakri, a Bay Area spiritual leader, religious director, teacher and imam, and a member of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). El-Bakri is based at the West Valley Muslim Association in Saratoga, and speaks at seven other mosques in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have people either following the astronomical calculation, which is accurate, or they’re following their eyes — which is also accurate,” El-Bakri says. That the community can have two different days to mark the start of Ramadan and two different Eids is “normal, natural and actually beautiful,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Why do Ramadan and Eid dates change every year?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It’s all about the moon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The months in a lunar calendar only have 29 or 30 days, with 354 days in a lunar year — which is 11 days shorter than the solar or \u003ca href=\"https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEhelp/calendars.html\">Gregorian calendar\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because of this, every year Ramadan falls 10 to 11 days earlier than the previous year. Back in 2010, Ramadan began in November, and this year it began on the evening of April 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A brief history of Ramadan\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and was said to be the month the Quran was revealed to the prophet Muhammad in the year 610 AD. It is, says El-Bakri, “the birth month of the Quran.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He adds that Ramadan “is the birth month of Islam. And the night of destiny happened on one of the last 10 nights of Ramadan.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The “night of destiny,” or \u003ca href=\"https://www.muslimaid.org/what-we-do/religious-dues/the-night-of-power-laylat-ul-qadr/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laylat al-Qadr\u003c/a>, is said to be the specific day the Quran was revealed. And while El-Bakri says the exact night itself is not specifically known, it took place “on one of the last 10 nights of Ramadan.” This period therefore has a special significance to Muslims, and is usually observed by performing special nightly prayers at home or at the mosques.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn until dusk, usually breaking their fasts with dates and fruits, before continuing their iftar of a full meal. Later in the night — only during Ramadan — there are special prayers called tarawih that are performed either at home or at the mosque. Usually it’s during Ramadan that Muslims make their annual, obligatory charitable donations to those who need it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El-Bakri says that during Ramadan, the fasting actually occurs on multiple levels. It’s not just about fasting from food and water — it’s also about fasting from nafs, or ego, which defines a person’s desires and wants; fasting from devastating emotions like anger, hatred, fear and extreme sadness; fasting the mind from negative thoughts; and fasting from negative elements that don’t benefit the soul. During a fast, “the goals are to always speak the truth, establish justice on Earth, and be merciful in every way, whether with your own family, humanity or with the planet,” says El-Bakri.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To join your local Muslim community for the breaking of the fast, you can check out community or mosque calendars in your area. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.mcabayarea.org/\">Muslim Community Association\u003c/a> of the Bay Area offers daily iftars for the general public, and donations are recommended but not required. The \u003ca href=\"https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan-22/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MCC East Bay\u003c/a> also has a schedule for iftars and all are encouraged to join — registrations are usually encouraged so organizers can ensure the right amount of food is available.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>When is Eid al-Fitr?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, will occur on Sunday, May 2, this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moonsighting events at mosques and community centers will again take place in the Bay Area to confirm this date. The morning of Eid al-Fitr usually begins with a prayer at the mosque, followed by food and festivities with family and friends. In the Bay Area, you might see communities celebrating in local parks, at community centers or at home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To join in the festivities during Eid al-Fitr, check out your local mosque or Muslim community center for more information. \u003ca href=\"https://www.muslimfomo.com/\">Find Ramadan and Eid events around the Bay Area.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramadan Mubarak to all celebrating, and may you have a wonderful month ahead. What are you excited about this Ramadan? Tweet at \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KQEDnews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KQED News\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KQEDscience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KQED Science\u003c/a> and share with us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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The beginning and end of a lunar month are determined when the newborn crescent moon — or \u003ca href=\"https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/waxing-crescent.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">waxing crescent moon\u003c/a> — is seen in the night sky, appearing one night after the new moon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For thousands of years — before satellites and telescopes were created — Ramadan was determined by moon sightings by the naked eye. If the newborn crescent moon was sighted, then that evening during sunset marked the first night of Ramadan. But if it wasn’t directly observed (for example, because of inclement weather) it was assumed that Ramadan would begin the next night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, due to technological advancements, the calculation of the first day of a lunar month can be accurate and dependable, without seeing the actual newborn crescent moon with the naked eye. So because there are two methods of determining a new lunar month or Ramadan — through astronomical calculations and moon sightings — Muslims around the world sometimes observe the beginning of Ramadan (and its end, Eid al-Fitr) on different days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some people follow just the astronomical calculations of the new lunar month to determine Ramadan, and some “do a combination of the calculations and the moon sighting, a combination of science and sighting,” says Alauddin El-Bakri, a Bay Area spiritual leader, religious director, teacher and imam, and a member of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). El-Bakri is based at the West Valley Muslim Association in Saratoga, and speaks at seven other mosques in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have people either following the astronomical calculation, which is accurate, or they’re following their eyes — which is also accurate,” El-Bakri says. 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It is, says El-Bakri, “the birth month of the Quran.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He adds that Ramadan “is the birth month of Islam. And the night of destiny happened on one of the last 10 nights of Ramadan.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The “night of destiny,” or \u003ca href=\"https://www.muslimaid.org/what-we-do/religious-dues/the-night-of-power-laylat-ul-qadr/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laylat al-Qadr\u003c/a>, is said to be the specific day the Quran was revealed. And while El-Bakri says the exact night itself is not specifically known, it took place “on one of the last 10 nights of Ramadan.” This period therefore has a special significance to Muslims, and is usually observed by performing special nightly prayers at home or at the mosques.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn until dusk, usually breaking their fasts with dates and fruits, before continuing their iftar of a full meal. 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Bay Area mosques report fundraising has hit an all-time low.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Junaid Shaikh is a board member of \u003ca href=\"https://www.mcabayarea.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Muslim Community Association\u003c/a>, a “mega-mosque” in Santa Clara with more than 2,000 worshippers. “It’s a month of fasting, but it’s also a month of giving,” Shaikh said. “It’s like about eight to 10 times more than regular months. That’s how much Muslims give.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because of the pandemic, mosques are holding online services, and they’re fundraising digitally, too. However, results have been disappointing for many mosques.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, MCA runs the \u003ca href=\"https://www.granadaschool.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Granada Islamic School\u003c/a>, a private Islamic schools for grades K-12. 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Smaller mosques, he said, employ “one to two employees at most, and it’s part-time employment at best.” [aside tag=\"religion\" label=\"related coverage\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bazian added that smaller mosques don’t have the digital resources bigger mosques do. “What we need is to figure out how to make sure that the larger mosques support the smaller mosques and begin to plan for long-term strategy,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The NCIC is helping smaller mosques fundraise, but Bazian is unsure how much longer they can survive under shelter-in-place restrictions. For now, houses of worship won’t be allowed to open until the third phase \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11814720/beginning-of-california-reopening-businesses-is-weeks-away-says-newsom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">outlined by Gov. 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I don't pressure her,\" Usman said. \"This is her decision, since it's not compulsory on her because she's only 10 years old.\" [aside tag=\"coronavirus, zoom\" label=\"More Coronavirus Stories\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She'll support her kids through the holiday, but after more than a month of sheltering in place, she's nervous how fasting will factor in to how her kids are coping with life during the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They're getting a little bit stir crazy,\" Usman said. \"We try to go outside, go on our bikes or [I'll tell them] go on your bike, go on your scooter or help me with gardening outside.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Usman is a single mom and relies on her community of friends who get together during Ramadan. 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Without the social aspect, Usman says she might be able to focus more on the spirituality of the holiday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11814303\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11814303\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/FullSizeRender-1-800x702.jpeg\" alt=\"Sameena Usman's two children, Saleh Khan (13, left) and Serene (10, right) are decorating their house in preparation for Ramadan while sheltering in place this year.\" width=\"800\" height=\"702\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sameena Usman's two children, 13-year-old Saleh (left) and 10-year-old Serene, are decorating their house in preparation for Ramadan while sheltering in place this year. \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of Sameena Usman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Spending Ramadan Alone\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Aiysha Irfan moved to San Francisco last year for a job at Airbnb in their public policy department. Last year, to meet new friends during Ramadan, she went to \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/events/san-francisco-county-fair-building/sf-iftar-in-the-park-2019/2795699380448050/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iftar in the Park\u003c/a>, where young Muslims gathered at Golden Gate Park and broke their fast together. This year, she's facilitating her own version.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year's \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ramadan-virtual-iftar-tickets-103097088166\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iftar in the Park\u003c/a> is online. \"Every night, during iftar time, people have somewhere to go,\" Irfan said. \"They have a group of people to open their fast with.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Iftar refers to the breaking of fast, after sun down. Together with Bay Area Muslims, she'll break her fast via Zoom. Under normal circumstances she might be shy about eating in front of the camera, but this year is, of course, different.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We've been awake for all these hours, like, we're a bit hangry. In my mind, my last priority is how do I look on camera,\" Irfan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Irfan moved from New York, where her parents, brother and sister still live. 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"content": "\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.mcabayarea.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Muslim Community Association\u003c/a> in Santa Clara is one of the largest mosque and community centers in the Bay Area. During this year's Ramadan, they opened their doors to non-Muslims to explain the traditions of the holy month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramadan is the holiest month of the year for Muslims, marking the month when the God revealed the first verses of the Quran to the Prophet Mohammed. Throughout the month, Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset, as well as abstaining from things like swearing, gossiping and sexual activity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During one Saturday during this year's Ramadan, the halls of MCA are filled with men, women and children of every ethnicity who speak dozens of languages. It’s a reminder that Islam, the second largest religion in the world, is practiced by nearly 2 billion people. 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Wilcox says she learned about the event online and decided to attend so she could learn about Islam. \u003ccite>(Marnette Federis/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Shaikh says in addition to abstention from food or drinks from sunrise to sunset, the month is also about introspection and personal reflection about one's life and relationship with God.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"One of the biggest parts of Ramadan is that it's about community,\" she says. \"We're encouraged to break our fast with others, to feed people.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Shaikh thinks of how her family marks the beginning of the holy month, she thinks about growing up, when her family would go to the Santa Cruz Mountains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Ramadan is marked by the new moon,”Shaikh says. “So we'll go out the night before Ramadan to find out when Ramadan was coming and go out and look at the moon. So as a child growing up, it was really beautiful. 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It was a really family-oriented time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11673986\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11673986\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA2-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Imam Tahir Anwar speaks to the crowd at the 2018 Ramadan Open House at the Muslim Community Association in Santa Clara on June 2, 2018.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA2-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA2-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA2-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA2-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA2-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA2-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA2-520x390.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Imam Tahir Anwar speaks to the crowd at the 2018 Ramadan Open House at the Muslim Community Association in Santa Clara on June 2, 2018. \u003ccite>(Marnette Federis/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Osama Mohamed remembers waking up for predawn prayers in Egypt, where he was born. Each day brought a sense of anticipation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Back home in Cairo, there'll be a guy, he walks around in the street with a big drum. What we can do is, give him some money and he can call out specific people's names. It's a really joyous moment,\" Mohamed says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ali Adawe Robleh describes being out all night as a kid in his native Ethiopia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Especially you’re young, summertime, no school, so the whole neighborhood was all up, back home, in Ethiopia. The stores are open all night long, the restaurants are open all night long,” Robleh says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramadan wraps up with the holiday Eid al-Fitr on June 14.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Come here if you have any question about Islam, if you have any misconceptions or ideas that you want answers to, please don't be shy to ask,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shaikh says interest in the open house event has peaked this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11673985\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11673985\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA3-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Barbara Wilcox (right) of Menlo Park listen to speakers during the Muslim Community Association Ramadan Open House on June 2, 2018. Wilcox says she learned about the event online and decided to attend so she could learn about Islam.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA3-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA3-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA3-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA3-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA3-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA3-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA3-520x390.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA3.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barbara Wilcox (right) of Menlo Park listen to speakers during the Muslim Community Association Ramadan Open House on June 2, 2018. Wilcox says she learned about the event online and decided to attend so she could learn about Islam. \u003ccite>(Marnette Federis/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Shaikh says in addition to abstention from food or drinks from sunrise to sunset, the month is also about introspection and personal reflection about one's life and relationship with God.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"One of the biggest parts of Ramadan is that it's about community,\" she says. \"We're encouraged to break our fast with others, to feed people.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Shaikh thinks of how her family marks the beginning of the holy month, she thinks about growing up, when her family would go to the Santa Cruz Mountains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Ramadan is marked by the new moon,”Shaikh says. “So we'll go out the night before Ramadan to find out when Ramadan was coming and go out and look at the moon. So as a child growing up, it was really beautiful. We would go out with my grandparents, we would go and look at the moon. It was a really family-oriented time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11673986\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11673986\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA2-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Imam Tahir Anwar speaks to the crowd at the 2018 Ramadan Open House at the Muslim Community Association in Santa Clara on June 2, 2018.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA2-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA2-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA2-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA2-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA2-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA2-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA2-520x390.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/MCA2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Imam Tahir Anwar speaks to the crowd at the 2018 Ramadan Open House at the Muslim Community Association in Santa Clara on June 2, 2018. \u003ccite>(Marnette Federis/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Osama Mohamed remembers waking up for predawn prayers in Egypt, where he was born. Each day brought a sense of anticipation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Back home in Cairo, there'll be a guy, he walks around in the street with a big drum. What we can do is, give him some money and he can call out specific people's names. It's a really joyous moment,\" Mohamed says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ali Adawe Robleh describes being out all night as a kid in his native Ethiopia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Especially you’re young, summertime, no school, so the whole neighborhood was all up, back home, in Ethiopia. The stores are open all night long, the restaurants are open all night long,” Robleh says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramadan wraps up with the holiday Eid al-Fitr on June 14.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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(Photo by Reddit user editlabtechnician.)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hundreds of protesters in San Francisco marched together from the Ferry Building to City Hall Sunday afternoon, joining demonstrators in other cities around the world calling for an end to recent Israeli military action in Gaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Arab community groups and anti-war activists alike gathered at the Ferry Building in San Francisco around 3 p.m. and held a symbolic funeral procession that flowed up Market Street to City Hall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dozens of police officers accompanied the group and blocked off roadways. The march concluded with a rally on the steps of City Hall, with hundreds of families and youth activists blocking traffic on Polk Street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The speakers at the rally read off the names of those who had died as a result of recent military actions by Israel in the Gaza area of Palestine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Organizers of the demonstration, including Arab Resource and Organizational Center, the Arab Youth organization and the ANSWER Coalition, spoke in Arabic and English, chanting, \"Free, free, Palestine\" and \"Allahu Akbar,\" which translates into \"God is Great.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reem Salem, an 18-year-old San Francisco resident and Palestinian-American, was an active participant in the demonstration. He spoke to the crowd with words of resistance. \"We will stop the racism and apartheid state of Israel, we will not stop,\" Salem said. \"And we will continue to come out and have our voices heard.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another protester at the demonstration, a San Jose resident named Mozi, said he became very sad seeing the images broadcast on television from Gaza. He said the images of \"small children being killed and families being shattered, mothers crying over the dead bodies of kids,\" were difficult for him to see. Mozi said he marched from the Ferry Building with the group and found the protest to be very peaceful, with no pro-Israel activists showing up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rema Sider, 26, a Palestinian-American residing in San Francisco, said she was moved to join the protest because the recent killing of civilians in Palestine had brought tears to her eyes. Sider said she found out about the demonstration through friends and through Facebook.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Jewish Community Relations Council, which represents synagogues and Jewish organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area, released a remark on July 9 stating that it supports \"Israel's right as a sovereign country to defend itself from relentless rocket fire, as well as its efforts to prevent further escalation and minimize casualties on both sides.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Frank Lara, 30, an organizer with ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism), attended the rally at City Hall. He said, \"Now more than ever it's important to highlight the genocidal campaign against Palestine, and Gaza in particular.\" It's important, he said, that the public knows \"just the amount of violence and the truth behind the killings being carried out by Israel.\" Lara also said he wants to see the United States \"completely stop the aid to Israel and push for boycotts, and push for the prosecution of Israeli war crimes.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>President Barack Obama on Monday reaffirmed his belief that Israel has the right to defend itself against rockets being launched by Hamas into Israel. Yet he contended that Israel's military action in Gaza had already done \"significant damage\" to the Hamas terrorist infrastructure and said he doesn't want to see more civilians getting killed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We have serious concerns about the rising number of Palestinian civilian deaths and the loss of Israeli lives,\" Obama said. \"And that is why it now has to be our focus and the focus of the international community to bring about a ceasefire that ends the fighting and can stop the deaths of innocent civilians, both in Gaza and in Israel.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another demonstration against the military action of Israel is planned for this Saturday at 1 p.m. at San Francisco's Justin Herman Plaza near the Ferry Building, according to organizers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Interfaith Gatherings\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, the South Bay Islamic Association is taking a different tack, holding interfaith gatherings around Ramadan, the monthlong daytime fast, for more than a decade. The association says the meetings are more important\u003cem> \u003c/em>than ever as tensions in Gaza escalate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED's Sara Hossaini visited a gathering over the weekend. She reports the open houses began after Sept. 11 as a way to invite non-Muslims to understand Ramadan. SBIA President Shan Saigal said sharing an evening meal can really help. \"Just breaking bread, that way you can break the ice and then you can talk and sit down as meaningful friends and associates,\" Saigal said.\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One guest asked the imam if people are observing Ramadan in war-torn areas. The imam said while there are exceptions, many in those countries are still trying to observe the fast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Guest Katharine Hauland found the evening an opportunity to reflect. \"Somebody mentioned Gaza and Syria,\" she said. \"Especially times like now, it's more important to have a better understanding of who everybody is as people and see them that way.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Open houses will be held throughout Ramadan, which ends next week.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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