Over a billion and a half Muslims worldwide started their fasting month of Ramadan, a month when Muslims unapologetically celebrate their traditions and religion. Through the years, Muslims in America celebrate their holy month with family and friends, in community gatherings under tents, in restaurants, and mosques. Since the 9/11 tragedy, Muslims have been in self-cultural exile. Living in America as a Muslim has been a challenging ride and a constant struggle, every day stumbling over the bumps of the Islamophobia landscape, racism, and the MAGA version of domestic terrorism. Through the years, Muslims celebrated the holy month of Ramadan in Times Square in New York. , a Ramadan Muslim parade in New York, a city that is associated with the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Thousands of Muslims unapologetically descended on the iconic New York square to celebrate their Ramadan tradition. They pried the “Taraweeh” Ramadan evening prayer surrounded by the flashy, gigantic Madison Avenue voluptuous billboard ads.
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