• Egyptian craftsmen produce Ramadan lanterns, called fanous, at a workshop in Cairo. EPA
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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 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 man cleans a mosque in the run-up to Ramadan in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
  • A vendor sells dates in Peshawar. EPA
    A vendor sells dates in Peshawar. EPA
  • A Palestinian man tries to attract custom for his fanous in Jerusalem. AFP
    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
    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
    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
    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 woman buys a Ramadan decoration in Beirut. EPA
  • A shopkeeper sells prayer mats in Peshawar. EPA
    A shopkeeper sells prayer mats in Peshawar. EPA

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Preparations for Ramadan - in pictures

Muslims around the world clean and shop in readiness

The National

March 30, 2022

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Updated: March 30, 2022, 12:27 PM
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