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As Ramadan wraps up, Muslims across the globe are preparing for Eid al-Fitr, the “Festival of Breaking the Fast.” National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek has been walking around the world on foot for the past 13 years for his project, the Out of Eden Walk. He joins Host Marco Werman to talk about the year he spent Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr near the Prophet’s Muhammad’s mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia.