Are you observing Ramadan? If so, we invite you to tell us about the experience of being Muslim in America.

What does it mean to be Muslim in this country?

What values from your religion strengthen you? What American values do you most cherish? What part of the Muslim world is your family from, and how has that background shaped your life? How do you bring these values, traditions and cultures together? Do you think that other Americans understand your faith?

You can e-mail your responses (up to 500 words), along with a photo of yourself to rgonzales@ocregister.com.

Please include your name, age, hometown and a daytime phone number where you can be reached. Photos can be sent as .jpg attachments. Please tell us where and when the photo was taken and who took it. If other people are in the picture, tell us, left to right, who is in it.

Selected responses will be published during Ramadan in The Orange County Register and at ocregister.com.

If you have questions, contact Register editor Ron Gonzales at 714-796-6999.