• Muslim men practice social distancing as they take part in Friday prayers at a mosque in Chana District in Songkla Province. AFP
    Muslim men practice social distancing as they take part in Friday prayers at a mosque in Chana District in Songkla Province. AFP
  • Muslim students wearing face masks practice social distancing while reading the Quran in Indonesia. Reuters
    Muslim students wearing face masks practice social distancing while reading the Quran in Indonesia. Reuters
  • An internally displaced Somali woman and her children prepare their Iftar meal during the month of Ramadan in Mogadishu, Somalia. Reuters
    An internally displaced Somali woman and her children prepare their Iftar meal during the month of Ramadan in Mogadishu, Somalia. Reuters
  • Ahmed Al Fateh sits alone reading the Quran shortly before midday prayers in Patterson, New Jersey, US. Reuters
    Ahmed Al Fateh sits alone reading the Quran shortly before midday prayers in Patterson, New Jersey, US. Reuters
  • Bosnian Muslim men wearing protective face masks pray in front of the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia. EPA
    Bosnian Muslim men wearing protective face masks pray in front of the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia. EPA
  • A Kashmiri Muslim man offers prayers on the banks of Dal Lake amid Covid-19 lockdown in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
    A Kashmiri Muslim man offers prayers on the banks of Dal Lake amid Covid-19 lockdown in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
  • A muslim devotee wearing a protective gear offers prayers at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AFP
    A muslim devotee wearing a protective gear offers prayers at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AFP
  • Muslims attend Friday prayers at the Abu Bakr mosque in Frankfurt, Germany. EPA
    Muslims attend Friday prayers at the Abu Bakr mosque in Frankfurt, Germany. EPA

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Ramadan around the world in photos: May 9

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

The National

May 09, 2020

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