• Volunteers from Adliya Charity prepare Iftar meals to be distributed among the public during the month of Ramadan, in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
    Volunteers from Adliya Charity prepare Iftar meals to be distributed among the public during the month of Ramadan, in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
  • Volunteers from Adliya Charity prepare meals for free distribution among the public during the month of Ramadan, in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
    Volunteers from Adliya Charity prepare meals for free distribution among the public during the month of Ramadan, in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
  • People wait in line to receive meals being distributed by Adliya Charity during Ramadan, in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
    People wait in line to receive meals being distributed by Adliya Charity during Ramadan, in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
  • Volunteers from Adliya Charity prepare meals for distribution among the public during Ramadan, in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
    Volunteers from Adliya Charity prepare meals for distribution among the public during Ramadan, in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
  • People wait in line for Ramadan meals being distributed by Adliya Charity in Manama, Bahrain, as they as they adhere to Covid-19 protocols such as physical distancing and face masks. Reuters
    People wait in line for Ramadan meals being distributed by Adliya Charity in Manama, Bahrain, as they as they adhere to Covid-19 protocols such as physical distancing and face masks. Reuters
  • People, wearing face masks and maintaining social distance, receive meals from Adliya Charity during Ramadan, in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
    People, wearing face masks and maintaining social distance, receive meals from Adliya Charity during Ramadan, in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
  • People wear face masks and maintain physical distancing as they collect their free Ramadan meals from volunteers of Adliya Charity in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
    People wear face masks and maintain physical distancing as they collect their free Ramadan meals from volunteers of Adliya Charity in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
  • A volunteer from Adliya Charity arranges meals for distribution during Ramadan, in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
    A volunteer from Adliya Charity arranges meals for distribution during Ramadan, in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
  • A volunteer from Adliya Charity, wearing a face mask, rests after distributing meals during the month of Ramadan, in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
    A volunteer from Adliya Charity, wearing a face mask, rests after distributing meals during the month of Ramadan, in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters

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Iftar distributed amid the pandemic in Manama - in pictures

Bahraini volunteers from Adliya Charity hand out meals during the holy month of Ramadan

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