DAMASCUS, Syria — Some restaurants and coffee shops ... Ramadan is followed by the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, one of Islam’s most important feasts. Associated Press writer Bassem Mroue ...

Karen Fisher, field researcher with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, shares stories of Ramadan at Zaatari — the world's largest Syrian refugee camp.

Under Assad's rule during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, when observant Muslims abstain from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset, people were allowed to eat in public. This year, many people are abstaining from eating in public fearing reprisals.