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For Muslims around the world, the holy month of Ramadan began Monday, a month-long ritual of fasting, offering Muslims the opportunity to increase one’s spirituality and appreciate God’s countless blessings.

Muslims will fast each day from sunrise to sunset and I have fasted since I was a child, it has continually increase my sense of spiritual self-discipline. Most importantly, it promotes the acute God-consciousness called Taqwa, which reminds me to more caring, sharing and compassionate throughout the day.

Fasting also makes me more conscious of the world’s countless poor and hel...