Ramadan is determined by the Islamic lunar calendar, which begins with the sighting of the crescent moon.

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Ramadan is determined by the Islamic lunar calendar, which begins with the sighting of the crescent moon.
Eighty percent of school-aged Afghan girls and young women – totalling 2.5 million people – continue to be out of school
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All of the House of Representatives, just over a third of the Senate and key governor positions will be chosen.
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This animated map shows how the borders of the Indian subcontinent have evolved since the 1947 partition.
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