• Muslims attend Friday prayers on the street in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters
    Muslims attend Friday prayers on the street in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters
  • Mosque staff offer Friday prayers, while practicing social distancing in Kuala Lumpur. AFP
    Mosque staff offer Friday prayers, while practicing social distancing in Kuala Lumpur. AFP
  • Muslim men observe social distancing at the Pattani Central Mosque in Pattani, Thailand. AFP
    Muslim men observe social distancing at the Pattani Central Mosque in Pattani, Thailand. AFP
  • A Muslim man, wearing a face mask, holds a prayer mat at the Pattani Central Mosque in Pattani. AFP
    A Muslim man, wearing a face mask, holds a prayer mat at the Pattani Central Mosque in Pattani. AFP
  • Mosque staff listen to a Friday sermon in Kuala Lumpur. AFP
    Mosque staff listen to a Friday sermon in Kuala Lumpur. AFP
  • A man wearing a face mask prays as Muslims return for Friday's Ramadan prayers, in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters
    A man wearing a face mask prays as Muslims return for Friday's Ramadan prayers, in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters
  • Iranians pray as they place the Quran on their heads inside a mosque in Tehran, Iran. EPA
    Iranians pray as they place the Quran on their heads inside a mosque in Tehran, Iran. EPA
  • A woman at Ramadan prayers in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters
    A woman at Ramadan prayers in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters
  • Inside a mosqu in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters
    Inside a mosqu in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters
  • The Thai government eased isolation measures in Bangkok. Reuters
    The Thai government eased isolation measures in Bangkok. Reuters
  • Volunteers clothed in personal protection equipment prepare meals throughout the day for iftar in Ankara, Turkey. AFP
    Volunteers clothed in personal protection equipment prepare meals throughout the day for iftar in Ankara, Turkey. AFP
  • A food truck provides free Halal meals in front of the Taqwa mosque in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York City. AFP
    A food truck provides free Halal meals in front of the Taqwa mosque in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York City. AFP
  • Indonesian deaf students read the Quran in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Getty Images
    Indonesian deaf students read the Quran in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Getty Images
  • Algerian Food Bank volunteersprepare packages of food in Algiers. AFP
    Algerian Food Bank volunteersprepare packages of food in Algiers. AFP

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Ramadan around the world in photos: May 15

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

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May 15, 2020

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