Celebrating the end of Ramadan (Eid ul-Fitr)

end of Ramadan holiday (Eid ul-Fitr)
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My fondest moments here have been sitting with this man, Ticha, smiling and laughing with him, listening to him tell his life's adventures, from listening to Nkrumah declare the Independence of Ghana, to attending an Nkrumah inspired Teacher training college, to living through theft at gun point as a manager in Nigeria, but it isn't the stories, it is him, this father figure...


He is making his first pilgrimage to Mecca this year, May God accompany him.