• Muslim believers gather before breaking their fast at the Al Azhar mosque in Cairo. AFP
    Muslim believers gather before breaking their fast at the Al Azhar mosque in Cairo. AFP
  • Muslim women stand outside Baiturrahman grand mosque in Banda Aceh. AFP
    Muslim women stand outside Baiturrahman grand mosque in Banda Aceh. AFP
  • People break their fast in a street of Kadikoy district in Istanbul. AFP
    People break their fast in a street of Kadikoy district in Istanbul. AFP
  • Yemenis wait for iftar sit on the roof of a house near a mosque in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
    Yemenis wait for iftar sit on the roof of a house near a mosque in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
  • Widow Fatam Hadi Jabr, 56, is seen through a mirror as she prays during Ramadan in Najaf, Iraq. Reuters
    Widow Fatam Hadi Jabr, 56, is seen through a mirror as she prays during Ramadan in Najaf, Iraq. Reuters
  • A Muslim man enters Baiturrahman grand mosque in Banda Aceh. AFP
    A Muslim man enters Baiturrahman grand mosque in Banda Aceh. AFP
  • Muslims gather to eat Iftar in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
    Muslims gather to eat Iftar in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
  • A Muslim woman reads the Koran at Baiturrahman grand mosque in Banda Aceh. AFP
    A Muslim woman reads the Koran at Baiturrahman grand mosque in Banda Aceh. AFP
  • Venus Maythem Abbas prays and reads the Quranin Baghdad. Reuters
    Venus Maythem Abbas prays and reads the Quranin Baghdad. Reuters
  • A Palestinian prepares traditional pancakes known as 'Qatayef' in the market of old Gaza City. EPA
    A Palestinian prepares traditional pancakes known as 'Qatayef' in the market of old Gaza City. EPA
  • Widow Fatam Hadi Jabr, 56, carries a tray contain food to break her fast in Najaf. euters
    Widow Fatam Hadi Jabr, 56, carries a tray contain food to break her fast in Najaf. euters
  • A Muslim believer reads the Quran in Cairo's Al Azhar mosque. AFP
    A Muslim believer reads the Quran in Cairo's Al Azhar mosque. AFP

Ramadan spirit: best photos of the holy month from around the world

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May 13, 2019

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