For the last month, Muslims from all over the world have engaged with the spirituality of fasting. As a Muslim who has been both a Protestant and a Catholic, and who also practices the African traditional religion of the Akamba people of Kenya, I have experienced the spirituality of fasting.
The values of fasting are grounded in humanity: in fasting one internalizes what it is to be poor and hungry; how to struggle against addictions and live a healthy life; that fasting is not feasting; and to comply with dictates of the Muslim faith.
