Ramadan begins and ends with sightings of the crescent moon

Every year, Muslims across the globe mark the start and end of Ramadan by gathering to see the crescent moon in the sky. Ensuring a view of the moon can be complicated, but the sightings also bring communities together. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports.

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