• A Palestinian child plays with a sparkler in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on the eve of Ramadan. AFP
    A Palestinian child plays with a sparkler in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on the eve of Ramadan. AFP
  • Worshippers perform fajr prayers on the first day of Ramadan at Al Farooq Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Worshippers perform fajr prayers on the first day of Ramadan at Al Farooq Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • A volunteer distributes food for suhoor in Beirut. AFP
    A volunteer distributes food for suhoor in Beirut. AFP
  • New Valide Sultan Mosque, left, and Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul welcome worshippers on the eve of Ramadan. AP
    New Valide Sultan Mosque, left, and Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul welcome worshippers on the eve of Ramadan. AP
  • A mass haircut outside Al Akbar Mosque in Surabaya, Indonesia, on the eve of Ramadan. AFP
    A mass haircut outside Al Akbar Mosque in Surabaya, Indonesia, on the eve of Ramadan. AFP
  • Members of the Muslim community gather for the Taraweeh prayer during a month of Ramadan at New York's Times Square, Sunday, March 10, 2024. (AP Photo / Yuki Iwamura)
    Members of the Muslim community gather for the Taraweeh prayer during a month of Ramadan at New York's Times Square, Sunday, March 10, 2024. (AP Photo / Yuki Iwamura)
  • A Lebanese drummer makes his rounds waking people for suhoor, the meal taken during Ramadan before sunrise prayers, in Beirut. EPA
    A Lebanese drummer makes his rounds waking people for suhoor, the meal taken during Ramadan before sunrise prayers, in Beirut. EPA
  • Devotees attend taraweeh on the eve of Ramadan at Amr bin Al-Aas Mosque, Cairo. Reuters
    Devotees attend taraweeh on the eve of Ramadan at Amr bin Al-Aas Mosque, Cairo. Reuters
  • Women gather for taraweeh at Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City. Reuters
    Women gather for taraweeh at Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City. Reuters
  • Women offer the first taraweeh prayers of Ramadan at At-Taqwa mosque in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Reuters
    Women offer the first taraweeh prayers of Ramadan at At-Taqwa mosque in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Reuters
  • A Ramadan sign is illuminated to mark the beginning of the holy month in Frankfurt, Germany. AP
    A Ramadan sign is illuminated to mark the beginning of the holy month in Frankfurt, Germany. AP
  • Saudi men look to spot the first crescent of the moon in the southern city of Hautat Sudair. AFP
    Saudi men look to spot the first crescent of the moon in the southern city of Hautat Sudair. AFP

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Muslims mark start of Ramadan 2024 around the world - in pictures

From the moon sighting in Hautat Sudair to first prayers in Times Square

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March 11, 2024

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Updated: March 11, 2024, 5:58 AM
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