Twelve-year-old Kaisan demonstrates the Muslim prayer ritual which is performed five times a day in this clip from a series ...

Observant Muslims will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts.

For believers, the holy month is about much more than fasting. It's a time for reflection and compassion — to give to the less fortunate, gather with community to break the daily fasts, and pray.