• A Syrian man gives food to the Mosaharati who calls on Muslims to wake up to eat Suhoor before sunrise in Damascus, Syria. Syria has alleviated the curfew imposed on the country to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and reopened religious places for the first time during Ramadan. EPA
    A Syrian man gives food to the Mosaharati who calls on Muslims to wake up to eat Suhoor before sunrise in Damascus, Syria. Syria has alleviated the curfew imposed on the country to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and reopened religious places for the first time during Ramadan. EPA
  • The Mosaharati calls on Muslims to wake up to eat Suhoor before sunrise in Damascus, Syria. EPA
    The Mosaharati calls on Muslims to wake up to eat Suhoor before sunrise in Damascus, Syria. EPA
  • People watch the Mosaharati in the Iraqi capital Baghdad after authorities eased up the lockdown measures. AFP
    People watch the Mosaharati in the Iraqi capital Baghdad after authorities eased up the lockdown measures. AFP
  • A young girl stands at her doorstep to watch the Mosaharati in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AFP
    A young girl stands at her doorstep to watch the Mosaharati in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AFP
  • Palestinian men play backgammon before iftar in Gaza City. AFP
    Palestinian men play backgammon before iftar in Gaza City. AFP
  • A Sunni cleric wearing protective protective gloves prays at the Mohammed Al-Amin Mosque in Beirut's downtown district. AFP
    A Sunni cleric wearing protective protective gloves prays at the Mohammed Al-Amin Mosque in Beirut's downtown district. AFP
  • A Muslim devotee wearing protective gloves and a mask attends Friday noon prayers at Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    A Muslim devotee wearing protective gloves and a mask attends Friday noon prayers at Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • A man reads verses from the holy Quran at a mosque in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
    A man reads verses from the holy Quran at a mosque in Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
  • Tunisian volunteers distribute free Iftar meals near Tunis. AFP
    Tunisian volunteers distribute free Iftar meals near Tunis. AFP
  • Volunteers wearing protective face masks and gloves hand out Iftar meals provided by the authorities in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
    Volunteers wearing protective face masks and gloves hand out Iftar meals provided by the authorities in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
  • Libyans shop at street stalls before Iftar at the seaside corniche in the eastern city of Benghazi. AFP
    Libyans shop at street stalls before Iftar at the seaside corniche in the eastern city of Benghazi. AFP

Ramadan around the Middle East, in photos: May 9

Images of an Islamic holy month like no other because of the coronavirus outbreak

The National

May 09, 2020

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