The world's Muslims are preparing for the holy month of Ramadan, a time of fasting and prayer. In Cairo, that means shopping for gifts and buying decorations to get into the spirit of the holy month.

As Ramadan and Lent begin on the same day this year, religious experts advise Muslims and Christians to learn more about each other.

During Ramadan, Muslims break their fast during the sunset prayer time with a meal called iftar. See Feb 19 prayer times here.

Dozens of Muslims gathered at the Downtown Islamic Center of Chicago to break their first fast of Ramadan. Some came seeking a sense of communal grounding as federal immigration enforcement impacts their community.

Ramadan is a time to "super-fast charge yourself spiritually and mentally" for the year ahead, a Muslim representative has said. Muslims across the Channel Islands are observing the holy month by not eating or drinking during daylight hours.

‘Faces are missing, homes no longer stand’: Palestinians on the struggles of observing Ramadan in the ruins of Gaza - IN FOCUS: Two years of war have left much of the territory in ruins. As the holy month begins,

Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s first Muslim mayor, will observe Ramadan as he runs the nation’s largest city, blending his faith into his public life.

GAZA, Feb 18 (Reuters) - As the Muslim fasting month ⁠of ⁠Ramadan began in Gaza on Wednesday, ⁠Palestinians headed to the shattered ruins of mosques or to makeshift prayer spaces ​made of tarpaulins and wood, mourning their dead and their lost places of worship.

Tuesday night marks the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and in Rolling Meadows one Islamic school has been busy giving back and getting kids excited.