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Ramadan starts on April 13, 2021.

11 April 2021
By Areeb Ullah

When Karen Hall (click here) became Muslim in 2001, the last thing on her mind was the moon. Having converted to Islam in Nigeria, Hall was eager to begin her journey as a Muslim.

She would learn how to pray and fulfil Islam's basic tenets by attending classes and speaking to friends who were back in her home town of Leeds. It was not until a few years had passed that the 52-year-old administrator began to notice her friends in the UK celebrating the end of Ramadan on different days.

"I'd see one friend celebrating Eid on one day and another on a completely different day," recalls Hall, who has since returned to the UK.

"I just followed my local mosque to be on the safe side."...