• Iftar on the first day of Ramadan by Masjid Kuwaiti Lootha Mosque in Bur Dubai. Hundreds of people gathered to share iftar at 7.03pm. Anna Nielsen for The National
    Iftar on the first day of Ramadan by Masjid Kuwaiti Lootha Mosque in Bur Dubai. Hundreds of people gathered to share iftar at 7.03pm. Anna Nielsen for The National
  • Iftar on the first day of Ramadan by Masjid Kuwaiti Lootha Mosque in Bur Dubai. Hundreds of people gathered to share iftar at 7.03pm. Anna Nielsen for The National
    Iftar on the first day of Ramadan by Masjid Kuwaiti Lootha Mosque in Bur Dubai. Hundreds of people gathered to share iftar at 7.03pm. Anna Nielsen for The National
  • The first prayer on the first day of Ramadan at the Salama Mosque in Al Barsha. Antonie Robertson / The National
    The first prayer on the first day of Ramadan at the Salama Mosque in Al Barsha. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Iftar on the first day of Ramadan at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak for The National
    Iftar on the first day of Ramadan at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak for The National
  • Iftar on the first day of Ramadan at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak for The National
    Iftar on the first day of Ramadan at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak for The National
  • Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is seen during sun rise on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan from Wahat Al Karama, the martyrs’ memorial, in Abu Dhabi. Christopher Pike / The National
    Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is seen during sun rise on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan from Wahat Al Karama, the martyrs’ memorial, in Abu Dhabi. Christopher Pike / The National
  • Iftar on the first day of Ramadan by Masjid Kuwaiti Lootha Mosque in Bur Dubai. Hundreds of people gathered to share iftar at 7.03pm. Anna Nielsen for The National
    Iftar on the first day of Ramadan by Masjid Kuwaiti Lootha Mosque in Bur Dubai. Hundreds of people gathered to share iftar at 7.03pm. Anna Nielsen for The National
  • The first prayer on the first day of Ramadan at the Salama Mosque in Al Barsha. Antonie Robertson / The National
    The first prayer on the first day of Ramadan at the Salama Mosque in Al Barsha. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • First prayer on the first day of Ramadan at the Salama Mosque in Al Barsha. Worshippers arrive for the morning prayer at Salama Mosque in Al Barsha, Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
    First prayer on the first day of Ramadan at the Salama Mosque in Al Barsha. Worshippers arrive for the morning prayer at Salama Mosque in Al Barsha, Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National

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First day of Ramadan across the UAE – in pictures

Jake Badger

May 28, 2017

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Residents gathered for iftar and prayers on the first day of the holy month.

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