Salaam world! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😊" title="Smiling face with smiling eyes" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with smiling eyes">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Red heart" aria-label="Emoji: Red heart">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏🏽" title="Folded hands (medium skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands (medium skin tone)"> Ramadan Mubarak!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌙" title="Crescent moon" aria-label="Emoji: Crescent moon"> The sun is about to set & I& #39;ve made a decision. This #Ramadan2020, I& #39;m also going to fast from social media. Ramadan is a time for private prayer, quiet reflection, & internal growth. It is also a spiritual challenge! /1

In this pandemic, so much interaction has gone online. Our work & private lives have been squished together. Amid all of this, there is fear & noise. That electric noise makes it hard to connect to the Divine. Ramadan is a chance to get quiet and strong. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💪🏽" title="Flexed biceps (medium skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Flexed biceps (medium skin tone)"> /2

I& #39;ll be honest that this seems a bit scary because so much of our social lives are now digital. Will I be lonelier? Will I feel left out? Of course, I& #39;ll still connect with friends, family, & my mosque community online. But will it be too quiet? This is the faith part. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏🏽" title="Folded hands (medium skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands (medium skin tone)"> /3

What can fill that quiet place is my relationship with the Divine. I have loved engaging with all of you here & I will keep my heart open to you throughout this holy month. I will miss you! Know that you are all in my prayers & that we are connected in a much bigger way. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Red heart" aria-label="Emoji: Red heart"> /4

May you all - whatever your faiths & traditions - be blessed this month. May you find depths of spiritual resilience that will carry you through this time of hardship. Simon & I wish you all peace & health. Salaam & #RamadanMubarak https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Red heart" aria-label="Emoji: Red heart">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤗" title="Hugging face" aria-label="Emoji: Hugging face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏🏽" title="Folded hands (medium skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands (medium skin tone)">