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Al-Araby
The ambiguity around the starting date of Ramadan is a running joke amongst Muslims. We feel a sense of camaraderie when exchanging stories about explaining Ramadan to non-Muslims who would ask ‘when does it start?’ only for us to respond with ‘I don’t know.’ After the expected bamboozled looks, comes the explanation that it depends on the moon, and we don’t know the exact date until the night before. A couple of years ago, I came across the #CheckTheDate campaign and chuckled to myself at the cleverness of this hashtag. All jokes aside, the date is an important symbol of the holy month of Ram…