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  • Members of a traditional band beat drums during Ramadan, amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus disease, in Sidon's old city, southern Lebanon. REUTERS
    Members of a traditional band beat drums during Ramadan, amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus disease, in Sidon's old city, southern Lebanon. REUTERS
  • Palestinian Muslim worshippers, distanced from each other due to the Covid-19 pandemic, pray outside the closed Al Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem, as they mark Lailat Al Qadr, one of the holiest nights during Ramadan. AFP
    Palestinian Muslim worshippers, distanced from each other due to the Covid-19 pandemic, pray outside the closed Al Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem, as they mark Lailat Al Qadr, one of the holiest nights during Ramadan. AFP
  • A man swings around fireworks ahead of Eid Al Fitr celebrations, the religious festival that marks the end of Ramadan, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Klang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. EPA
    A man swings around fireworks ahead of Eid Al Fitr celebrations, the religious festival that marks the end of Ramadan, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Klang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. EPA
  • 28-year-old football defender Mahrous Mahmoud, right, makes Ramadan sweets, in Manfalut, a town 350 kilometres south of Cairo in the province of Assiut, Egypt. AP Photo
    28-year-old football defender Mahrous Mahmoud, right, makes Ramadan sweets, in Manfalut, a town 350 kilometres south of Cairo in the province of Assiut, Egypt. AP Photo
  • People purchase new clothes, a custom ahead of Eid Al Fitr a the end of Ramadan, at a shopping centre in Jakarta. AFP
    People purchase new clothes, a custom ahead of Eid Al Fitr a the end of Ramadan, at a shopping centre in Jakarta. AFP
  • Yemeni vendors sell sun-dried raisins ahead of Eid Al Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, at a market in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
    Yemeni vendors sell sun-dried raisins ahead of Eid Al Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, at a market in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
  • Members of the Muslim community wearing face masks amid concern over the spread of the Covid-19 shop for clothes at a market in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat, ahead of Eid Al Fitr marking the end of Ramadan. AFP
    Members of the Muslim community wearing face masks amid concern over the spread of the Covid-19 shop for clothes at a market in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat, ahead of Eid Al Fitr marking the end of Ramadan. AFP
  • Indonesians purchase coconut leaves, to be weaved into pouches to make rice cakes, a traditional food item served during Eid Al Fitr which marks the end of Ramadan, at a market ahead of the holiday in Jakarta. AFP
    Indonesians purchase coconut leaves, to be weaved into pouches to make rice cakes, a traditional food item served during Eid Al Fitr which marks the end of Ramadan, at a market ahead of the holiday in Jakarta. AFP
  • A sweets seller adjusts his products ahead of Eid Al Fitr, in downtown Amman, Jordan. EPA
    A sweets seller adjusts his products ahead of Eid Al Fitr, in downtown Amman, Jordan. EPA
  • The Umayyad Palace is illuminated ahead of the 73rd festivities for the Anniversary of the Independence, in downtown Amman, Jordan. EPA
    The Umayyad Palace is illuminated ahead of the 73rd festivities for the Anniversary of the Independence, in downtown Amman, Jordan. EPA
  • A vendor prepares sweets, qatayef, a pancake-like shell which is filled with nuts or sweet cheese, fried in oil or baked then dipped in sugar syrup, a popular sweet during Ramadan at the main market of Shijaiyah neighbourhood in Gaza City. AP Photo
    A vendor prepares sweets, qatayef, a pancake-like shell which is filled with nuts or sweet cheese, fried in oil or baked then dipped in sugar syrup, a popular sweet during Ramadan at the main market of Shijaiyah neighbourhood in Gaza City. AP Photo
  • Palestinians pray the Tarawih (extended night prayers) in Jenin school in the West Bank city of Jenin. EPA
    Palestinians pray the Tarawih (extended night prayers) in Jenin school in the West Bank city of Jenin. EPA
  • Algerian volunteers, part of the charitable association "Joy of Eid", fill food parcels to be distributed to needy families ahead of the Muslim Eid Al Fitr in the capital Algiers. AFP
    Algerian volunteers, part of the charitable association "Joy of Eid", fill food parcels to be distributed to needy families ahead of the Muslim Eid Al Fitr in the capital Algiers. AFP
  • Shoppers walk past Eid Al Fitr decoration in a mall, marking the end of Ramadan, amidst concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. REUTERS
    Shoppers walk past Eid Al Fitr decoration in a mall, marking the end of Ramadan, amidst concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. REUTERS
  • A man takes a selfie with his daughter next to persons wearing bear costumes, in preparation for Eid Al Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, in Misrata, Libya. REUTERS
    A man takes a selfie with his daughter next to persons wearing bear costumes, in preparation for Eid Al Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, in Misrata, Libya. REUTERS
  • Jordanian people shop in a mall in preparation for Eid Al Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, amidst concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease, in Amman, Jordan. REUTERS
    Jordanian people shop in a mall in preparation for Eid Al Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, amidst concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease, in Amman, Jordan. REUTERS

Ramadan around the world in photos: May 21

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

The National

May 21, 2020

Ramadan 2026