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  • Connecting culture and service: Ramadan

    Twenty-two years ago, then Airman Gloria Weatherspoon, would not have imagined wearing a hijab, also known as a headdress, celebrating Ramadan in a Muslim country while deployed. The month long religious observance for Muslims is a time of intensive worship and increased prayer.