• A man cooks traditional curries before Muslims break their fast at a mosque during Ramadan in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. AFP
    A man cooks traditional curries before Muslims break their fast at a mosque during Ramadan in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. AFP
  • Muslim worshippers circumambulate around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the pilgrimage known as Umrah, marking Ramadan in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo/Amr Nabil
    Muslim worshippers circumambulate around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the pilgrimage known as Umrah, marking Ramadan in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo/Amr Nabil
  • An Indonesian man prays at a mosque during Ramadan. AFP
    An Indonesian man prays at a mosque during Ramadan. AFP
  • Vendors prepare prayer beads for sale at a market in Kuwait City during Ramadan. AFP
    Vendors prepare prayer beads for sale at a market in Kuwait City during Ramadan. AFP
  • Muslims pray as they gather for Iftar, the meal to end their fast at sunset, during Ramadan, at Kazan Arena Stadium in Kazan, Russia. Reuters
    Muslims pray as they gather for Iftar, the meal to end their fast at sunset, during Ramadan, at Kazan Arena Stadium in Kazan, Russia. Reuters
  • Sikhs distribute free meals for Muslims to break the fast in Islamabad, Pakistan. EPA
    Sikhs distribute free meals for Muslims to break the fast in Islamabad, Pakistan. EPA
  • Sri Lankan Muslim women enjoy cups of rice porridge during an iftar organised by the Sri Lanka Muslim Civil Society (SLMCS) on the lawn of the Municipal Council in Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA
    Sri Lankan Muslim women enjoy cups of rice porridge during an iftar organised by the Sri Lanka Muslim Civil Society (SLMCS) on the lawn of the Municipal Council in Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA
  • A Sri Lankan Muslim woman walks past food placed for devotees and Sri Lankan military, as they prepare to break their fast in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reuters
    A Sri Lankan Muslim woman walks past food placed for devotees and Sri Lankan military, as they prepare to break their fast in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reuters
  • A group of young people sing and play traditional music as they walk around a village to announce Suhoor, the pre-dawn meal, during Ramadan in Kampung Bukit Piatu, Malacca, Malaysia. EPA
    A group of young people sing and play traditional music as they walk around a village to announce Suhoor, the pre-dawn meal, during Ramadan in Kampung Bukit Piatu, Malacca, Malaysia. EPA
  • A vendor prepares prayer beads for sale at a market in Kuwait City during Ramadan. AFP
    A vendor prepares prayer beads for sale at a market in Kuwait City during Ramadan. AFP
  • Men cook traditional curries before Muslims break their fast at a mosque during Ramadan in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. AFP
    Men cook traditional curries before Muslims break their fast at a mosque during Ramadan in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. AFP
  • Orphans eat their iftar meal during Jordan's largest charity event, organised by a society from the UAE for 4,000 children and held at Petra Stadium in Amman. Reuters
    Orphans eat their iftar meal during Jordan's largest charity event, organised by a society from the UAE for 4,000 children and held at Petra Stadium in Amman. Reuters
  • Orphans wait to eat their iftar meal at Petra Stadium in Amman, Jordan. Reuters
    Orphans wait to eat their iftar meal at Petra Stadium in Amman, Jordan. Reuters

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Ramadan spirit: best photos of the holy month from around the world

A look at the holy month for May 26, 2019

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May 26, 2019

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