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For Muslim college students, Eid al-Fitr comes amid climate of fear
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.