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GAZA/RAMALLAH, April 20 (Xinhua) In the besieged coastal enclave of Gaza, whose economy was battered by Israel's years-long blockades, consumers are piling into markets to shop for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr.
Metro Detroit is home to the oldest, largest and most diverse Muslim American communities in the U.S. Only in recent years, however, have being visibly Muslim and publicly engaging in some of its practices, including fasting for Ramadan, become less stigmatized in some communities than it might have been in the past. And as many Muslim Americans resumed gathering with family after two years of isolation, some were motivated to create more opportunities for shopping and celebrating, as awareness of Ramadan and other Muslim observances grows in schools and wider communities.
Attendees at the market say there hasn’t been a place where Metro Detroiters can shop for Ramadan-inspired goods made by local vendors since maybe the ’90s. And either way this one is special because it features more than 20 businesses that are all led or co-led by Muslim women.