• Indonesian Muslim children carry torches during a parade to welcome the fasting month of Ramadan in Gresik, East Java, Indonesia. Fully Handoko / EPA
    Indonesian Muslim children carry torches during a parade to welcome the fasting month of Ramadan in Gresik, East Java, Indonesia. Fully Handoko / EPA
  • A man takes photographs of his children ahead of Ramadan in Beirut, Lebanon. Jamal Saidi / Reuters
    A man takes photographs of his children ahead of Ramadan in Beirut, Lebanon. Jamal Saidi / Reuters
  • Syrians shop in a market ahead of the month of Ramadan, in Damascus, Syria. Muslims throughout the world will begin to mark Ramadan this week. Youssef Badawi / EPA
    Syrians shop in a market ahead of the month of Ramadan, in Damascus, Syria. Muslims throughout the world will begin to mark Ramadan this week. Youssef Badawi / EPA
  • Syrians shop in a market ahead of the month of Ramadan, in Damascus, Syria. Muslims throughout the world will begin to mark Ramadan this week. Youssef Badawi / EPA
    Syrians shop in a market ahead of the month of Ramadan, in Damascus, Syria. Muslims throughout the world will begin to mark Ramadan this week. Youssef Badawi / EPA
  • Syrians shop in a market ahead of the month of Ramadan, in Damascus, Syria. Muslims throughout the world will begin to mark Ramadan this week. Youssef Badawi / EPA
    Syrians shop in a market ahead of the month of Ramadan, in Damascus, Syria. Muslims throughout the world will begin to mark Ramadan this week. Youssef Badawi / EPA
  • A man and children play traditional drums as they take part in the Musahharati, a Ramadan tradition where drummers wake people for the meal before the day’s fast, in Beirut, Lebanon. Jamal Saidi / Reuters
    A man and children play traditional drums as they take part in the Musahharati, a Ramadan tradition where drummers wake people for the meal before the day’s fast, in Beirut, Lebanon. Jamal Saidi / Reuters
  • A large lantern is lit in front of al Amin mosque as part of decorations ahead of Ramadan in Beirut, Lebanon. Jamal Saidi / Reuters
    A large lantern is lit in front of al Amin mosque as part of decorations ahead of Ramadan in Beirut, Lebanon. Jamal Saidi / Reuters
  • People walk through a cemetery while visiting the graves of loved ones ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Jakarta, Indonesia. Antara Foto / Yudhi Mahatma / via Reuters
    People walk through a cemetery while visiting the graves of loved ones ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Jakarta, Indonesia. Antara Foto / Yudhi Mahatma / via Reuters
  • Pakistani men display prayer mats at a shop, ahead of the month of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan. Bilawal Arbab / EPA
    Pakistani men display prayer mats at a shop, ahead of the month of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan. Bilawal Arbab / EPA
  • A Pakistani man tries on a new prayer cap, ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan. Bilawal Arbab / EPA
    A Pakistani man tries on a new prayer cap, ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan. Bilawal Arbab / EPA
  • Lebanese Muslim girls pose for a picture for Ramadan in the southern port city of Sidon, as they take part in a traditional festival ahead of the start of the holy fasting month. Mahmoud Zayyat / AFP
    Lebanese Muslim girls pose for a picture for Ramadan in the southern port city of Sidon, as they take part in a traditional festival ahead of the start of the holy fasting month. Mahmoud Zayyat / AFP
  • A vendor sells prayer beads on a roadside, ahead of the month of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan. Bilawal Arbab / EPA
    A vendor sells prayer beads on a roadside, ahead of the month of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan. Bilawal Arbab / EPA
  • An Afghan labourer carries sweets at a factory ahead of the holy month of Ramadan in Jalalabad. Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, which is calculated on the sighting of the new moon, could begin on June 7 in Afghanistan. Noorullah Shirzada / AFP
    An Afghan labourer carries sweets at a factory ahead of the holy month of Ramadan in Jalalabad. Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, which is calculated on the sighting of the new moon, could begin on June 7 in Afghanistan. Noorullah Shirzada / AFP

Preparations for Ramadan around the world - in pictures


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Muslims around the world prepared for the holy month of Ramadan, which is expected to begin in the UAE on Monday.