American Muslims, like all Americans, represent diverse cultures and traditions from around the world. Ramadan presents this variety in many ways, including food ready for the merchant (meal with the hot hawk) this morning and meal at sunset to break the fast.

Out of an estimated total of 3.45 million American Muslims of all ages living in the United States in 2017, 58 percent were born in another country, according to the Pew Research Center.

Today, black Muslims make up 20 percent of Muslims in the United States. Nearly 70 percent of black Muslims were born in the United States and 49 percent are considered Muslims.

To celebrate the start of Ramadan this year, hundreds of Muslims gathered in Times Square on April 2 in New York to break the fast and pray together. The organizers distributed 1,500 meals and highlighted messages of peace, love and unity in media interviews. "We are here to explain our religion to all those who do not know what Islam is," one of them told CBS News. "Islam is a religion of peace."