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Adel Zaanoun with Robbie Corey-Boulet in Jerusalem

'It Hurts': Gaza War Robs Muslim World Of Ramadan Joy

A Palestinian child plays with traditional fanous lanterns as Muslim devotees prepare for the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip (Credit: AFP)

For Muslims worldwide, Ramadan is a time of prayer, reflection and joyful evening meals, but all Gazans wish for this year is an end to five months of war and suffering.

It is a hope shared widely across the Islamic world, where the thoughts of many are with Gaza ahead of the fasting month which starts with the sighting of the crescent moon on Sunday or Monday.

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