• Bangladeshi Muslim children read the holy Koran at the Madrasa during the holy month of Ramadan in Dhaka. EPA
    Bangladeshi Muslim children read the holy Koran at the Madrasa during the holy month of Ramadan in Dhaka. EPA
  • Sunset at the Al Salam Mosque in Al Barsha 2, Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National
    Sunset at the Al Salam Mosque in Al Barsha 2, Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National
  • Palestinian families break their fast next to a destroyed building during recent confrontations between Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip. AFP
    Palestinian families break their fast next to a destroyed building during recent confrontations between Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip. AFP
  • An Egyptian 'Mosahrati', or late night waker, bangs her drums and calls out to the Muslim faithful around the Maadi neighbourhood before dawn in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
    An Egyptian 'Mosahrati', or late night waker, bangs her drums and calls out to the Muslim faithful around the Maadi neighbourhood before dawn in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
  • Palestinian families break their fast next to a destroyed building during recent confrontations between Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip. AFP
    Palestinian families break their fast next to a destroyed building during recent confrontations between Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip. AFP
  • Indonesian Muslims gather to break their fasting at the Istiqlal grand mosque in Jakarta. AFP
    Indonesian Muslims gather to break their fasting at the Istiqlal grand mosque in Jakarta. AFP
  • A Dubai vendor sells a selection of treats to a long queue of customers right before Iftar time until late in the evening. Antonie Robertson/The National
    A Dubai vendor sells a selection of treats to a long queue of customers right before Iftar time until late in the evening. Antonie Robertson/The National
  • An Egyptian 'Mosahrati', or late night waker, bangs her drums and calls out to the Muslim faithful around the Maadi neighbourhood before dawn in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
    An Egyptian 'Mosahrati', or late night waker, bangs her drums and calls out to the Muslim faithful around the Maadi neighbourhood before dawn in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
  • Afghan labourers rest in their wheelbarrows on a street in Jalalabad. AFP
    Afghan labourers rest in their wheelbarrows on a street in Jalalabad. AFP
  • Bangladeshi Muslim girls read the holy Koran at the Madrasa in Dhaka. EPA
    Bangladeshi Muslim girls read the holy Koran at the Madrasa in Dhaka. EPA
  • Bangladeshi Muslim children read the holy Koran at the Madrasa in Dhaka. EPA
    Bangladeshi Muslim children read the holy Koran at the Madrasa in Dhaka. EPA

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