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Muslim worshippers pray at a mosque in Maaret al-Noman in Syria's northwestern Idlib province early on the occasion of Lailat al-Qadr. AFP
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Egyptian Muslims take part in evening prayers on Laylat al-Qadr or Night of Decree, at Amr Ibn El-Aas mosque. Reuters
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Egyptian Muslims take part in evening prayers on Laylat al-Qadr or Night of Decree, at Amr Ibn El-Aas mosque. Reuters
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An Egyptian Muslim takes part in evening prayers on Laylat al-Qadr or Night of Decree, at Amr Ibn El-Aas mosque. Reuters
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Egyptian Muslims take part in evening prayers on Laylat al-Qadr or Night of Decree, at Amr Ibn El-Aas mosque. Reuters
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Kareem Mahmoud, a 32-year-old Egyptian, prepares a dish of fava beans for customers from a novelty food cart in the capital Cairo's southern suburb of Maadi. AFP
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Kareem Mahmoud, a 32-year-old Egyptian, prepares a dish of fava beans for customers from a novelty food cart in the capital Cairo's southern suburb of Maadi. AFP
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Palestinian Muslim worshippers arrive to pray at a mosque on the occasion of Laylat al-Qadr, also known as the Night of Power, in Gaza City. AFP
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Muslim worshippers pray on Laylat al-Qadr at Majidul Kabeer Grand Mosque in Kuwait City, Kuwait. EPA
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Muslim worshippers pray on Laylat al-Qadr at Majidul Kabeer Grand Mosque in Kuwait City, Kuwait. EPA
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A Muslim worshipper reads the Holy Quran on Laylat al-Qadr at Majidul Kabeer Grand Mosque in Kuwait City, Kuwait. EPA
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Muslim worshippers pray on Laylat al-Qadr at Majidul Kabeer Grand Mosque in Kuwait City, Kuwait. EPA
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Jewish settlers guarded by Israeli security forces walk past a Palestinian pickled vegetable and olive vendor's stall as they tour the Palestinian side of the old city market in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. AFP
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An imam gives a sermon before Muslim worshippers attending at a mosque in Maaret al-Noman in Syria's northwestern Idlib province lateon the occasion of Lailat al-Qadr. AFP
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Worshippers take part in evening prayers on Laylat al-Qadr at Grand Camlica mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
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Bosnian Muslim women pray at the Gazi Husrev Bay's Mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. EPA
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Bosnian Muslim women pray at the Gazi Husrev Bay's Mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. EPA
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An imam leads Muslim worshippers in prayer at a mosque in Maaret al-Noman in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on the occasion of Lailat al-Qadr. AFP
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Muslim worshippers pray at a mosque in Maaret al-Noman in Syria's northwestern Idlib province early on the occasion of Lailat al-Qadr. AFP
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Through the crenellations of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. AFP
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Egyptian Muslims take part in evening prayers on Laylat al-Qadr or Night of Decree, at Amr Ibn El-Aas mosque. Reuters
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Egyptian Muslims take part in evening prayers on Laylat al-Qadr or Night of Decree, at Amr Ibn El-Aas mosque. Reuters
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An Egyptian Muslim takes part in evening prayers on Laylat al-Qadr or Night of Decree, at Amr Ibn El-Aas mosque. Reuters
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Egyptian Muslims take part in evening prayers on Laylat al-Qadr or Night of Decree, at Amr Ibn El-Aas mosque. Reuters
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Kareem Mahmoud, a 32-year-old Egyptian, prepares a dish of fava beans for customers from a novelty food cart in the capital Cairo's southern suburb of Maadi. AFP
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Kareem Mahmoud, a 32-year-old Egyptian, prepares a dish of fava beans for customers from a novelty food cart in the capital Cairo's southern suburb of Maadi. AFP
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Palestinian Muslim worshippers arrive to pray at a mosque on the occasion of Laylat al-Qadr, also known as the Night of Power, in Gaza City. AFP
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Muslim worshippers pray on Laylat al-Qadr at Majidul Kabeer Grand Mosque in Kuwait City, Kuwait. EPA
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Muslim worshippers pray on Laylat al-Qadr at Majidul Kabeer Grand Mosque in Kuwait City, Kuwait. EPA
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A Muslim worshipper reads the Holy Quran on Laylat al-Qadr at Majidul Kabeer Grand Mosque in Kuwait City, Kuwait. EPA
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Muslim worshippers pray on Laylat al-Qadr at Majidul Kabeer Grand Mosque in Kuwait City, Kuwait. EPA
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Jewish settlers guarded by Israeli security forces walk past a Palestinian pickled vegetable and olive vendor's stall as they tour the Palestinian side of the old city market in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. AFP
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An imam gives a sermon before Muslim worshippers attending at a mosque in Maaret al-Noman in Syria's northwestern Idlib province lateon the occasion of Lailat al-Qadr. AFP
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Worshippers take part in evening prayers on Laylat al-Qadr at Grand Camlica mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
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Bosnian Muslim women pray at the Gazi Husrev Bay's Mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. EPA
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Bosnian Muslim women pray at the Gazi Husrev Bay's Mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. EPA
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An imam leads Muslim worshippers in prayer at a mosque in Maaret al-Noman in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on the occasion of Lailat al-Qadr. AFP
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Muslim worshippers pray at a mosque in Maaret al-Noman in Syria's northwestern Idlib province early on the occasion of Lailat al-Qadr. AFP
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