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A peek into the lives of Puerto Rican Muslims and what Ramadan means post Hurricane Maria

  • Written by Ken Chitwood, Ph.D. Candidate, Religion in the Americas, Global Islam, University of Florida
A peek into the lives of Puerto Rican Muslims and what Ramadan means post Hurricane MariaMuslims praying in Puerto Rico.AP Photo/Tomas van Houtryve

For Juan, Ramadan is a balancing act. On the one hand is his religious faith and practice. On the other is his land, his culture, his home: Puerto Rico.

Although he weaves these two elements of his identity together in many ways, during Ramadan, the borderline between them becomes palpable....

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