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Ramadan: The time for fasting and introspection

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This week saw the start of Ramadan, Islam’s holiest month, in which about 1.6 billion Muslims will fast from sunrise to sunset.

Around the world, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar was brought in with traditions including festive lights, pictures of the sun and searching for the crescent of the new moon. 

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