For Muslim college students, Eid al-Fitr comes amid climate of fear
Hundreds of people gather in Somerville, Mass., on March 26, 2025, to demand the release of Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish student at Tufts University, who was arrested by federal agents Tuesday night. Michael Casey/AP
This weekend marks Eid al-Fitr — the end of Ramadan, a month in which observant Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. It's the second year in which Eid comes during a time of war in Israel and Gaza, and this year there is the added fear brought on by the Trump administration's targeting of foreign students.
Guests
Layla Ahmed
Graduate student in physics, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
Mohammad Fakhreddine
Ph.D. student in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign