In pictures: Muslims around the world gear up for Ramadan
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A Palestinian man puts out lanters at his shop in the old city of Jerusalem on July 7, 2013, as people prepare for the upcoming Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. Muslims around the world celebrate Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calender, in which they abstain from eating, drinking and conducting sexual relations from sunrise to sunset. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLI