• An elderly Palestinian woman reads the Quran at her window overlooking the Manara clock tower and Al Nasr Mosque in the old town of the West Bank city of Nablus. AFP
    An elderly Palestinian woman reads the Quran at her window overlooking the Manara clock tower and Al Nasr Mosque in the old town of the West Bank city of Nablus. AFP
  • Displaced Syrians wait for their order of sweets at the Washukanni camp for the internally displaced in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, during Ramadan. AFP
    Displaced Syrians wait for their order of sweets at the Washukanni camp for the internally displaced in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, during Ramadan. AFP
  • Niina Kaydee adjusts daughter Amelia's prayer clothing ahead of afternoon asr prayer at their home in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images
    Niina Kaydee adjusts daughter Amelia's prayer clothing ahead of afternoon asr prayer at their home in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images
  • Jamil Kaydee, Niina Kaydee and daughter Amelia during afternoon asr prayer at their home in Sydney, Australia. Niina Kaydee believes this Ramadan to be the most peaceful and calm one that she's ever experienced. Getty Images
    Jamil Kaydee, Niina Kaydee and daughter Amelia during afternoon asr prayer at their home in Sydney, Australia. Niina Kaydee believes this Ramadan to be the most peaceful and calm one that she's ever experienced. Getty Images
  • An Internally displaced Afghan girl reacts as she reads the Quran at a mosque during Ramadan, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
    An Internally displaced Afghan girl reacts as she reads the Quran at a mosque during Ramadan, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
  • Yasser al Samak, right, the dawn awakener known as Musaharati, walks through streets to wake up worshippers for a meal before sunrise during Ramadan in Bilad Al Qadeem suburb of the Bahraini capital Manama. AFP
    Yasser al Samak, right, the dawn awakener known as Musaharati, walks through streets to wake up worshippers for a meal before sunrise during Ramadan in Bilad Al Qadeem suburb of the Bahraini capital Manama. AFP
  • Kurdish Muslims attend fajr prayer in the early morning during Ramadan at a mosque in Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq. EPA
    Kurdish Muslims attend fajr prayer in the early morning during Ramadan at a mosque in Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq. EPA
  • A displaced Syrian girl carries a pot of chickpeas at the Washukanni camp for the internally displaced in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, during Ramadan. AFP
    A displaced Syrian girl carries a pot of chickpeas at the Washukanni camp for the internally displaced in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, during Ramadan. AFP
  • A displaced Syrian woman sits with her son next to her stall of vegetables at the Washukanni camp for the internally displaced in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, during Ramadan. AFP
    A displaced Syrian woman sits with her son next to her stall of vegetables at the Washukanni camp for the internally displaced in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, during Ramadan. AFP
  • Indian baker prepares bread while wearing a protective mask during Ramadan in Bilad al Qadeem suburb of the Bahraini capital Manama. AFP
    Indian baker prepares bread while wearing a protective mask during Ramadan in Bilad al Qadeem suburb of the Bahraini capital Manama. AFP
  • A vendor sells roasted sunflower seeds while wearing a protective mask during the Ramadan in Bilad al Qadeem suburb of the Bahraini capital Manama. AFP
    A vendor sells roasted sunflower seeds while wearing a protective mask during the Ramadan in Bilad al Qadeem suburb of the Bahraini capital Manama. AFP
  • Yemeni confectioners sell a special sweet called Balah al-Sham at a market during Ramadan in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
    Yemeni confectioners sell a special sweet called Balah al-Sham at a market during Ramadan in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
  • Muslim men keep social distancing as they pray after breaking their fast, at a parking lot as mosques remain closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus pandemic, in the mixed Arab Jewish city of Jaffa, near Tel Aviv, Israel. AP Photo
    Muslim men keep social distancing as they pray after breaking their fast, at a parking lot as mosques remain closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus pandemic, in the mixed Arab Jewish city of Jaffa, near Tel Aviv, Israel. AP Photo
  • A family break their fast on at sidewalk after receiving free food from a nearby distribution point in Karachi, Pakistan. AP Photo
    A family break their fast on at sidewalk after receiving free food from a nearby distribution point in Karachi, Pakistan. AP Photo

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Ramadan around the world in photos: May 11

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

The National

May 11, 2020

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