Muslims in the Bay Area are experiencing sadness, frustration, and guilt as the suffering and death in war-ravaged Gaza overshadow the month of Ramadan. Many individuals have lost their families, making it difficult for them to enjoy the traditional fasting, prayer, and gatherings during this holy month.
For Muslims in the Bay Area , a time of fasting, prayer, charity and gatherings with family and friends now carries sadness, frustration and guilt, as the suffering and death in war-ravaged Gaza cast a cloud over the month of Ramadan . “There’s people in our community and our congregations that have straight up lost their whole families,” said Ahmad Tarin, religious director at the Centerville Islamic Center in Fremont.
“How can we sit at the time of sunset and break our fast with a table filled with varieties of fruits, and all kinds of other foods, knowing that our brothers and sisters in Gaza are starving? At times you don’t even want to eat. It breaks our heart. It breaks our soul.
Muslims Bay Area Sadness Frustration Guilt Suffering Death War-Ravaged Gaza Ramadan Fasting Prayer Charity Gatherings
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