Preparations begin for Ramadan – in pictures
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Egyptian craftsmen produce Ramadan lanterns, called fanous, at a workshop in Cairo. EPA -
An activist of the Al Khidmat Foundation Pakistan, a non-profit organisation, packs iftar food to be sent to Afghanistan, in Peshawar, in preparation for the start of Ramadan. AFP -
Youths hold torches at a parade to welcome the holy month in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA -
Palestinian volunteers clean the Al-Aqsa compound, in front of the Dome of Rock Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City. AP -
Palestinians shop for traditional 'fanous', a decoration used to celebrate the start of Ramadan, in Hebron in the occupied West Bank. AFP -
A Quran reading at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. EPA -
A man cleans a mosque in the run-up to Ramadan in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA -
A vendor sells dates in Peshawar. EPA -
A Palestinian man tries to attract custom for his fanous in Jerusalem. AFP -
A Palestinian craftsman works on a section of an Islamic-style monument that consists of lantern and a crescent, two symbols of the Islamic holy month, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. AP -
Palestinians shop at Al-Zawya old market in Gaza city in preparation for Ramadan. AFP -
Shopping for decorations in Al-Zawya old market in Gaza city, in preparation for Ramadan. AFP -
A woman buys a Ramadan decoration in Beirut. EPA -
A shopkeeper sells prayer mats in Peshawar. EPA
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