For US Muslims, immigration crackdown fears, new war worries and anti-Muslim rhetoric cloud Ramadan
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Leen Shella, center, and Haneen Alatiyat, right, prepare to encourage congregants to vote in the New Jersey primary elections during Ramadan outside the Islamic Center of Passaic County on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)Haneen Alatiyat, a member of the Islamic Center of Passaic County in Paterson, N.J., poses for a portrait at the mosque's entrance during Ramadan on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)A gas station in Paterson, N.J., is seen near a mural-sized image of the Dome of the Rock shrine at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City during Ramadan on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)Congregants greet each other during Ramadan after attending prayers at the Islamic Center of Passaic County in Paterson, N.J., on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)Passersby walk in front of a mural in "Palestine Way," a section of Main Street in the South Paterson neighborhood of Paterson, N.J. during Ramadan on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)Raed Odeh, the owner and top barber of the Palestine Hair Salon trims the hair of a man in Paterson, N.J., during Ramadan on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)Raed Odeh, the owner and top barber of the Palestine Hair Salon shaves a man in Paterson, N.J., during Ramadan on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)A man walks near flags of the United States and Palestine as the sun sets in "Palestine Way," a section of Main Street in Paterson, N.J. during Ramadan on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)
Leen Shella, center, and Haneen Alatiyat, right, prepare to encourage congregants to vote in the New Jersey primary elections during Ramadan outside the Islamic Center of Passaic County on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)