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Varieties of Worship
OBSERVING RAMADAN
sailors prayreading Koran
a Muslim man and his wifeending the fast
a prayerlecturing on Ramadan
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ending the fast
Ramadan is celebrated in various ways throughout America. Fasting during the day is only one part of the Ramadan activities. In countless Muslim households and mosques in America, Muslims gather to break the daylong fast, inviting friends and non-Muslims alike at sunset. Here, a Michigan family prepares to end their fast. (AP/WWP)
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