• A man walks near the mosque of Adjame during the holy month in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Reuters
    A man walks near the mosque of Adjame during the holy month in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Reuters
  • Saudi jewellers wearing protective face masks stand as people shop at a store in Riyadh. Reuters
    Saudi jewellers wearing protective face masks stand as people shop at a store in Riyadh. Reuters
  • A man wearing a protective face mask buys dried dates in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Reuters
    A man wearing a protective face mask buys dried dates in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Reuters
  • Iraqis tuck into their iftar meal in Baghdad's Adhamiya district, Iraq. Reuters
    Iraqis tuck into their iftar meal in Baghdad's Adhamiya district, Iraq. Reuters
  • Iraqi Ikhlas Majeed prepares iftar meals for worshipers and poor families in Baghdad's Adhamiya district, Iraq. Reuters
    Iraqi Ikhlas Majeed prepares iftar meals for worshipers and poor families in Baghdad's Adhamiya district, Iraq. Reuters
  • Iraqis perform prayers at a store, after the Iraqi government ordered all mosques to stay closed
    Iraqis perform prayers at a store, after the Iraqi government ordered all mosques to stay closed
  • A Muslim man prays in front of closed shops in New Delhi. AFP
    A Muslim man prays in front of closed shops in New Delhi. AFP
  • Fisherman Mohammad Sabir, 60, sits at his house with his family during in Ibrahim Hyderi fishing village on the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan. Reuters
    Fisherman Mohammad Sabir, 60, sits at his house with his family during in Ibrahim Hyderi fishing village on the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan. Reuters
  • Syrian boys read the Quran at a mosque in Syria's northwestern city of Idlib amid the COVID-19 pandemic. AFP
    Syrian boys read the Quran at a mosque in Syria's northwestern city of Idlib amid the COVID-19 pandemic. AFP
  • A Pakistani woman sells dry fruit on a road in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
    A Pakistani woman sells dry fruit on a road in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
  • A woman sanitises her hands before buying food in a market in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat. AFP
    A woman sanitises her hands before buying food in a market in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat. AFP
  • Women wait to receive free food in Peshawar, Pakistan. AP Photo
    Women wait to receive free food in Peshawar, Pakistan. AP Photo
  • A woman holding a child walks with food in a market in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat. AFP
    A woman holding a child walks with food in a market in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat. AFP
  • Palestinian workers cook free meals for the poor at a charity kitchen known as 'Prophet Ibrahim's Takiyya' in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
    Palestinian workers cook free meals for the poor at a charity kitchen known as 'Prophet Ibrahim's Takiyya' in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
  • Saudi security officers stand in front of the Kaaba at an empty Grand mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    Saudi security officers stand in front of the Kaaba at an empty Grand mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters

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Ramadan around the world in photos: May 6

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

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May 06, 2020

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