• Dubai, United Arab Emirates - A bird flies in between two mosques in Bur Dubai, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates - A bird flies in between two mosques in Bur Dubai, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A displaced Syrian family break their fast in a field near a camp for displaced people in the village of Atme, in the jihadist-held northern Idlib province during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. AFP
    A displaced Syrian family break their fast in a field near a camp for displaced people in the village of Atme, in the jihadist-held northern Idlib province during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. AFP
  • SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Attendees of an Iftar function are pictured next to a chocolate fountain in Sydney, Australia. The annual Iftar dinner hosted by the Giants aims to bring the Western Sydney community together to embrace cultural diversity and celebrate the breaking of the fast during Ramadan. Getty Images
    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Attendees of an Iftar function are pictured next to a chocolate fountain in Sydney, Australia. The annual Iftar dinner hosted by the Giants aims to bring the Western Sydney community together to embrace cultural diversity and celebrate the breaking of the fast during Ramadan. Getty Images
  • A Kashmiri Muslim reads the Quran at the Sheikh Abdul Qadir Geelani Shrine during the holy month of Ramadan in Srinagar. AFP
    A Kashmiri Muslim reads the Quran at the Sheikh Abdul Qadir Geelani Shrine during the holy month of Ramadan in Srinagar. AFP
  • People take pictures of an illuminated crescent, a decoration made for the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Amman, Jordan. REUTERS
    People take pictures of an illuminated crescent, a decoration made for the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Amman, Jordan. REUTERS
  • DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Rainy evening in Dubai. Reem Mohammed/The National
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Rainy evening in Dubai. Reem Mohammed/The National
  • A Kashmiri Muslim looks on holding prayer beads at the Sheikh Abdul Qadir Geelani Shrine during the holy month of Ramadan in Srinagar. AFP
    A Kashmiri Muslim looks on holding prayer beads at the Sheikh Abdul Qadir Geelani Shrine during the holy month of Ramadan in Srinagar. AFP
  • DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Men prepare for taraweeh prayer at the Steel mosque on a rainy evening in Dubai .Reem Mohammed/The National
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Men prepare for taraweeh prayer at the Steel mosque on a rainy evening in Dubai .Reem Mohammed/The National
  • A group of orphans from the northern city of Irbid break their fast after watching the firing of the cannon to announce the breaking of the fast at Amman, Jordan. REUTERS
    A group of orphans from the northern city of Irbid break their fast after watching the firing of the cannon to announce the breaking of the fast at Amman, Jordan. REUTERS
  • Sudanese men gather just before the time for breaking the fast during the holy month of Ramadan, in front of the military headquarters in central Khartoum. AFP
    Sudanese men gather just before the time for breaking the fast during the holy month of Ramadan, in front of the military headquarters in central Khartoum. AFP
  • An Iraqi boy helps his disabled father to break his fast during a mass iftar 'break fasting meal' for free in a street during the holy month of Ramadan in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. REUTERS
    An Iraqi boy helps his disabled father to break his fast during a mass iftar 'break fasting meal' for free in a street during the holy month of Ramadan in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. REUTERS
  • Iraqi Muslims wait to have their mass iftar 'break fasting meal' for free in a street during the holy month of Ramadan in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. REUTERS
    Iraqi Muslims wait to have their mass iftar 'break fasting meal' for free in a street during the holy month of Ramadan in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. REUTERS
  • Kashmiri Muslims gesture as they pray at the Sheikh Abdul Qadir Geelani Shrine during the holy month of Ramadan in Srinagar. AFP
    Kashmiri Muslims gesture as they pray at the Sheikh Abdul Qadir Geelani Shrine during the holy month of Ramadan in Srinagar. AFP
  • Members of the Jordanian army fire a cannon to announce the breaking of the fast during holy fasting month of Ramadan at Amman Citadel, Jordan. REUTERS
    Members of the Jordanian army fire a cannon to announce the breaking of the fast during holy fasting month of Ramadan at Amman Citadel, Jordan. REUTERS
  • SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA -A man prepares a bbq for Iftar in Sydney, Australia. The annual Iftar dinner hosted by the Giants aims to bring the Western Sydney community together to embrace cultural diversity and celebrate the breaking of the fast during Ramadan. Getty Images
    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA -A man prepares a bbq for Iftar in Sydney, Australia. The annual Iftar dinner hosted by the Giants aims to bring the Western Sydney community together to embrace cultural diversity and celebrate the breaking of the fast during Ramadan. Getty Images
  • Afghan people receive their aid ration distributed by UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and World Health Organization (WHO) to people in need on the occasion of Ramadan, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
    Afghan people receive their aid ration distributed by UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and World Health Organization (WHO) to people in need on the occasion of Ramadan, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
  • Kashmiri Muslims offer prayers during the holy fasting month of Ramadan on the banks of Dal lake in interiors in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
    Kashmiri Muslims offer prayers during the holy fasting month of Ramadan on the banks of Dal lake in interiors in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
  • Conflict-affected men wait to get free bread provided by a local charity bakery during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
    Conflict-affected men wait to get free bread provided by a local charity bakery during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
  • Rashid Al Tamimi, a Senior Cultural Presenter, talks to the foreign visitors and residents in the UAE about Ramadan and Emirati culture during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, at the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding (SMCCU) in Dubai, UAE. REUTERS
    Rashid Al Tamimi, a Senior Cultural Presenter, talks to the foreign visitors and residents in the UAE about Ramadan and Emirati culture during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, at the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding (SMCCU) in Dubai, UAE. REUTERS

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