• People receive free sweet drinks for iftar in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
    People receive free sweet drinks for iftar in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
  • Muslim worshipers perform taraweeh prayers for Ramadan at Al Basha Mosque in Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
    Muslim worshipers perform taraweeh prayers for Ramadan at Al Basha Mosque in Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
  • Policeman Ahmed fires a traditional Ramadan cannon to announce iftar in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
    Policeman Ahmed fires a traditional Ramadan cannon to announce iftar in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
  • A girl at Quran recitation classes during Ramadan in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. AP
    A girl at Quran recitation classes during Ramadan in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. AP
  • Confectioners prepare traditional sweets for Ramadan in the Sadria district of central Baghdad. AFP
    Confectioners prepare traditional sweets for Ramadan in the Sadria district of central Baghdad. AFP
  • Muslim students offer prayers during Ramadan at an Islamic boarding school in Medan, Indonesia. AFP
    Muslim students offer prayers during Ramadan at an Islamic boarding school in Medan, Indonesia. AFP
  • A Muslim woman views Canary Wharf in the City of London during an Iftar event at 22 Bishopsgate. EPA
    A Muslim woman views Canary Wharf in the City of London during an Iftar event at 22 Bishopsgate. EPA
  • Morocco's King Mohammed VI and Crown Prince Moulay launch the nationwide Ramadan 1444 operation in the city of Sale, north of the capital Rabat, to assist five million disadvantaged Moroccans in Ramadan. AFP
    Morocco's King Mohammed VI and Crown Prince Moulay launch the nationwide Ramadan 1444 operation in the city of Sale, north of the capital Rabat, to assist five million disadvantaged Moroccans in Ramadan. AFP
  • Volunteers prepare Ramadan pre-dawn suhoor meals for distribution in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Saturday. AFP
    Volunteers prepare Ramadan pre-dawn suhoor meals for distribution in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Saturday. AFP
  • Afghanistan and Pakistan’s T20 teams pray together on the second day of Ramadan before play at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Afghanistan and Pakistan’s T20 teams pray together on the second day of Ramadan before play at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Worshippers attend prayers on the first Friday of the holy month at the Kocatepe Mosque in Ankara, Turkey. AFP
    Worshippers attend prayers on the first Friday of the holy month at the Kocatepe Mosque in Ankara, Turkey. AFP
  • An iftar cannon is fired at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi on the first Friday of Ramadan. Victor Besa / The National
    An iftar cannon is fired at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi on the first Friday of Ramadan. Victor Besa / The National
  • Muslims after Friday prayers at the Ali Jim'ale Mosque in Mogadishu, Somalia. Reuters
    Muslims after Friday prayers at the Ali Jim'ale Mosque in Mogadishu, Somalia. Reuters
  • Men pray at the Grand Mosque, Khartoum. AP
    Men pray at the Grand Mosque, Khartoum. AP
  • Prayers at the main mosque during Ramadan in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. EPA
    Prayers at the main mosque during Ramadan in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. EPA
  • Worshippers after prayers on first day of Ramadan at the Kowloon Mosque in Hong Kong. AP
    Worshippers after prayers on first day of Ramadan at the Kowloon Mosque in Hong Kong. AP
  • Visitors buy cotton candy at an entertainment area in Tripoli. AFP
    Visitors buy cotton candy at an entertainment area in Tripoli. AFP
  • Muslims break their fast in a street in Abidjan in Ivory Coast. EPA
    Muslims break their fast in a street in Abidjan in Ivory Coast. EPA
  • Palestinians celebrate the lighting of Ramadan lanterns in Jerusalem's Old City. EPA
    Palestinians celebrate the lighting of Ramadan lanterns in Jerusalem's Old City. EPA
  • A street lit up for Ramadan in the West End of London. EPA
    A street lit up for Ramadan in the West End of London. EPA
  • Ukrainian Muslims break their fast at the Ar-Rahma Mosque in Kyiv. EPA
    Ukrainian Muslims break their fast at the Ar-Rahma Mosque in Kyiv. EPA
  • Muslims gather for free Iftar meals at Sheikh Abdul Qader Gilani mosque in Baghdad. AP
    Muslims gather for free Iftar meals at Sheikh Abdul Qader Gilani mosque in Baghdad. AP
  • Muslims gather before the Kaaba in Makkah as they perform the maghrib prayer to mark the end of the first day of fasting at the Grand Mosque. AFP
    Muslims gather before the Kaaba in Makkah as they perform the maghrib prayer to mark the end of the first day of fasting at the Grand Mosque. AFP
  • Muslims seated for iftar in Adiyaman, Turkey. EPA
    Muslims seated for iftar in Adiyaman, Turkey. EPA
  • A volunteer prepares iftar food at the Data Darbar shrine in Lahore, Pakistan. AFP
    A volunteer prepares iftar food at the Data Darbar shrine in Lahore, Pakistan. AFP
  • A Palestinian woman reads the Quran during the first day of Ramadan, at Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem. Reuters
    A Palestinian woman reads the Quran during the first day of Ramadan, at Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem. Reuters
  • People look through binoculars and a telescope to view the crescent moon marking the start of Ramadan, in Najaf, Iraq. Reuters
    People look through binoculars and a telescope to view the crescent moon marking the start of Ramadan, in Najaf, Iraq. Reuters
  • Prayers at Al Bidya Mosque in Fujairah, the oldest mosque in the UAE, a day before Ramadan. Leslie Pableo for The National
    Prayers at Al Bidya Mosque in Fujairah, the oldest mosque in the UAE, a day before Ramadan. Leslie Pableo for The National
  • Women pray during the first evening of Ramadan at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Solo, Indonesia. Reuters
    Women pray during the first evening of Ramadan at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Solo, Indonesia. Reuters
  • Members of the Muslim Scout Association play drums during events to mark the beginning of the holy fasting month, in Sidon, Lebanon. Reuters
    Members of the Muslim Scout Association play drums during events to mark the beginning of the holy fasting month, in Sidon, Lebanon. Reuters
  • Worshippers perform taraweeh evening prayers at Al Azhar Mosque, in Cairo. Reuters
    Worshippers perform taraweeh evening prayers at Al Azhar Mosque, in Cairo. Reuters
  • A tent mosque set up after February's powerful earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. EPA
    A tent mosque set up after February's powerful earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. EPA
  • A man sits inside a mosque on the first day of Ramadan, in Marikina, the Philippines. AP
    A man sits inside a mosque on the first day of Ramadan, in Marikina, the Philippines. AP
  • The first morning prayers of Ramadan at Al Farooq Omar bin Al Khattab Mosque in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
    The first morning prayers of Ramadan at Al Farooq Omar bin Al Khattab Mosque in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • A Palestinian man sells traditional Ramadan lanterns, called fanous, in Gaza City. EPA
    A Palestinian man sells traditional Ramadan lanterns, called fanous, in Gaza City. EPA
  • A woman shops for Ramadan decorations, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    A woman shops for Ramadan decorations, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
  • Abu Dhabi's Bani Hashim Mosque, on the first morning of Ramadan. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Abu Dhabi's Bani Hashim Mosque, on the first morning of Ramadan. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

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Ramadan

Ramadan 2023 begins around the world - in pictures

From prayers inside a tent mosque in Turkey after the earthquake, to a marching band in Lebanon, here's how people welcomed the holy month

The National

March 23, 2023

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Updated: March 23, 2023, 7:07 AM
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