A look at how Muslims around the world are celebrating the holy month of Ramadan.
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A Palestinian boy reads the Quran in the Al-Omari mosque during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Gaza City, June 20, 2015. Most Muslims around the world have begun observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Mohammed Saber / EPA -
Young Syrian refugee children line up for food as Syrians break their fasting on June 20, 2015 in Akcakale, Turkey, during the holy month of Ramadan. Bulent Kilic / AFP photo -
A man feeds pigeons in the Zitouna mosque during the month of Ramadan in Tunis, Tunisia, on June 20, 2015. Zoubeir Souissi / Reuters -
An internally displaced Afghan family breaks their fast during the holy month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2015. Devout Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar during which devotees fast from dawn till dusk. Rahmat Gul / AP photo -
Palestinian worshippers pray in front of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem during the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. The golden Dome of the Rock shrine is seen in the background. Mahmoud Illean / AP photo -
Somali internally displaced people (IDP) receive food aid donated by a Qatari charity during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan in Mogadishu, Somalia on June 20, 2015. Aid is distributed to the poor and needy in the month of Ramadan, where believers fast from sunrise to sunset. Mohamed Abdiwahab / AFP photo -
Muslim children eat their iftar (breaking of fast) meal during the holy month of Ramadan at the Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque) in the old quarters of Delhi, India, on June 20, 2015. Anindito Mukherjee / Reuters -
A Congolese Muslim waits for dusk to break the fast on the second day of Ramadan, in the mosque of Zongo on June 19, 2015. About 1500 Central African Republic (CAR) refugees live in this congolese city of Zongo, located near Bangui, after fleeing brutal inter-religious violence in 2013-2014. Federico Scoppa / AFP photo -
A crescent moon is seen above a mosque on the second day of Ramadan in Beirut, Lebanon on June 19, 2015. Jamal Saidi / Reuters -
Muslims pray on the first day of Ramadan at a mosque in Taunggyi capital city of Shan State, Myanmar on June 19, 2015. Soe Zeya Tun / Reuters -
Pakistani Muslim devotees receive a sweet drink to break their fast during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Lahore on June 19, 2015. Islam’s holy month of Ramadan is celebrated by Muslims worldwide. Arif Ali / AFP photo -
Thai Muslim women pray in a mosque in the southern province of Pattani, Thailand, during the holy month of Ramadan, June 19, 2015. Surapan Boonthanom / Reuters
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