• Muslims pray and gather around the holy Kaaba at the Great Mosque in Makkah. Reuters
    Muslims pray and gather around the holy Kaaba at the Great Mosque in Makkah. Reuters
  • Iranian women pray around the graves at the Behesht-Zahra cemetery, in southern Tehran. EPA
    Iranian women pray around the graves at the Behesht-Zahra cemetery, in southern Tehran. EPA
  • Iranian women pray around the graves at the Behesht-Zahra cemetery, in southern Tehran. EPA
    Iranian women pray around the graves at the Behesht-Zahra cemetery, in southern Tehran. EPA
  • Men carry vermicelli at a factory in Kolkata, India. Reuters
    Men carry vermicelli at a factory in Kolkata, India. Reuters
  • People rest inside the main prayer hall at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. Bloomberg
    People rest inside the main prayer hall at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. Bloomberg
  • A man sits reading inside the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta. Bloomberg
    A man sits reading inside the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta. Bloomberg
  • Bangladeshi migrant workers prepare to break fast in Singapore. Reuters
    Bangladeshi migrant workers prepare to break fast in Singapore. Reuters
  • Kashmiri Muslims raise their hands in prayer in Srinagar. AP Photo
    Kashmiri Muslims raise their hands in prayer in Srinagar. AP Photo
  • Kashmiri Muslims in Srinagar. AP Photo
    Kashmiri Muslims in Srinagar. AP Photo
  • Afghan pray during Laylat Al Qadr at a mosque in Herat. AFP
    Afghan pray during Laylat Al Qadr at a mosque in Herat. AFP
  • Muslims break fast in Dubai. EPA
    Muslims break fast in Dubai. EPA
  • Muslims pray in Dubai. EPAA
    Muslims pray in Dubai. EPAA
  • An Afghan girl kisses a doorway as she prays in the courtyard during Ramadan at the courtyard of the Hazrat-e-Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif. AFP
    An Afghan girl kisses a doorway as she prays in the courtyard during Ramadan at the courtyard of the Hazrat-e-Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif. AFP
  • Volunteers prepare meals in Dubai. EPA
    Volunteers prepare meals in Dubai. EPA
  • An Afghan man cleans the courtyard of Hazrat-e-Ali shrine. AFP
    An Afghan man cleans the courtyard of Hazrat-e-Ali shrine. AFP

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