As the sun slipped into the Mediterranean on June 3rd, imams in Gaza took to their minarets to announce the end of Ramadan. Observers in Saudi Arabia had spotted the hilal, the waxing crescent moon that marks a new Islamic month. Muslims could celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday—at least for a few minutes. Word soon came from Jerusalem: Palestine's grand mufti could not find the moon. Eid was postponed.
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