Mostafa Hassan often writes sermons with everyday troubles and the issues facing Muslims around the world in mind. (Andy Lusk/KUCB) Finding community in a new place can be hard for anyone, anywhere.

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.

In Islam, Fajr is the first prayer of the day, one of the five daily obligatory prayers for Muslims. The Fajr adhan — the call to prayer — begins right at dawn, and is to be performed before the sun ...