When does Ramadan start in 2022?

The holiest month in the Islamic calendar is marked by fasting from dawn until dusk

Asian Muslims break their fast in a food hall on the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Dubai, 14 September 2007. The world's 1.2 billion Muslims marked the first Friday of the holy
(Image credit: 2007 AFP)

The most significant event in the Islamic calendar is set to begin this week.

Ramadan, the 30-day period of ritual fasting and abstinence, is marked by as many as 1.8bn Muslims around the world.

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