Ramadan
noun
Ram·a·dan
ˈrä-mə-ˌdän 
ˌrä-mə-ˈdän
: the ninth month of the Islamic year observed as sacred with fasting practiced daily from dawn to sunset see Months of the Principal Calendars Table
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Two days after that March 18 neighborhood meeting, mosque leaders rented a large community center nearby so several hundred Muslims could celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan.
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Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026
For New York’s more than half a million observant Muslims, this year marked a poignant shift, the first time a person who shared their faith was running the city and observing Ramadan at City Hall.
—New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Continue reading … MEDIA HALL PASS — Nashville public school excuses Muslim students for daily prayer time during Ramadan.
—FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
During Ramadan prayers on Friday in early February, Israel restricted the number of Palestinians allowed to enter from the West Bank to 10,000, and only allowed men over 55 and women over 50 as well as children up to 12.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026
For New York’s more than half a million observant Muslims, this year marked a poignant shift, the first time a person who shared their faith was running the city and observing Ramadan at City Hall.
—New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Continue reading … MEDIA HALL PASS — Nashville public school excuses Muslim students for daily prayer time during Ramadan.
—FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
During Ramadan prayers on Friday in early February, Israel restricted the number of Palestinians allowed to enter from the West Bank to 10,000, and only allowed men over 55 and women over 50 as well as children up to 12.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Ramadan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ramadan. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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Ramadan
noun
Ram·a·dan
ˈrä-mə-ˌdän
ˌrä-mə-ˈdän
: the ninth month of the Islamic year observed as sacred with daily fasting from dawn to sunset
Etymology
from Arabic Ramaḍan
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