Ramadan Crescent Moon Display Destroyed on ‘A’ Mountain

A Ramadan display of a crescent moon on “A” Mountain in Tempe was destroyed on March 17.

Yosra Zourob, one of the leads on the crescent moon project team and a graduate of ASU, said city officials called the group Tuesday morning and said the structure had been damaged.

In a written statement, the Tempe Police Department said the display was found knocked over and vandalized. Officers took a criminal damage report, estimating $20,000 in damage.

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University and community groups, including ASU’s Center of Muslim Experience in the United States, the Muslim Students Association at ASU, the American Muslim Alliance and the Islamic Community Center of Tempe, have displayed the crescent moon on “A” Mountain every Ramadan since 2023.

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