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“Ramadan is the month whose beginning is mercy, whose middle is forgiveness and whose end is freedom from fire.”

- Holy Prophet Muhammad

Ramadan Kareem, everyone! Ramadan is the holiest month in Islam’s Hijri calendar and this year, it stretches from March 22nd to April 21st according to the Gregorian calendar. Ramadan is commonly described as a month of introspection and prayer and observants celebrate by fasting (or, abstaining from food and drink) from sunup to sun down.

“From the first settlers who came to our shores, from the first American Indian families who befriended them, men and women have worked together to build this nation. Too often the women were unsung and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength and love of the women who built America was as vital as that of the men whose names we know so well.” - Jimmy Carter in his recognition of National Women's History Week