• Children attend a class to learn the Arabic alphabet and to recite the Quran during Ramadan in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
    Children attend a class to learn the Arabic alphabet and to recite the Quran during Ramadan in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
  • A Kashmiri woman prays at the entrance of the shrine of Sufi saint Shiekh Abdul Qadir Jeelani during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. AP Photo
    A Kashmiri woman prays at the entrance of the shrine of Sufi saint Shiekh Abdul Qadir Jeelani during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. AP Photo
  • A vendor prepares traditional sweets for sale before the time for iftar, or breaking fast, during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in the city of Idlib, Syria. REUTERS
    A vendor prepares traditional sweets for sale before the time for iftar, or breaking fast, during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in the city of Idlib, Syria. REUTERS
  • A Kashmiri man takes a nap inside the shrine of Sufi saint Shiekh Abdul Qadir Jeelani during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. AP Photo
    A Kashmiri man takes a nap inside the shrine of Sufi saint Shiekh Abdul Qadir Jeelani during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. AP Photo
  • A family rides a motorcycle in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia. AP Photo
    A family rides a motorcycle in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia. AP Photo
  • A Pakistani laborer dry vermicelli in Islamabad, Pakistan. EPA
    A Pakistani laborer dry vermicelli in Islamabad, Pakistan. EPA
  • Volunteer of the Jordanian organisation Tkiyet Um Ali serve food at a Meydet Ramadan Iftar, in Amman. EPA
    Volunteer of the Jordanian organisation Tkiyet Um Ali serve food at a Meydet Ramadan Iftar, in Amman. EPA
  • Volunteers of the Jordanian organization Tkiyet Um Ali (TUA) start to gather before taking part in the service for Meydet Ramadan Iftar, in Amman, Jordan. EPA
    Volunteers of the Jordanian organization Tkiyet Um Ali (TUA) start to gather before taking part in the service for Meydet Ramadan Iftar, in Amman, Jordan. EPA
  • Muslims are seen having their iftar meal in Shanghai, China. Reuters
    Muslims are seen having their iftar meal in Shanghai, China. Reuters
  • A man teaches children the Arabic alphabet in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
    A man teaches children the Arabic alphabet in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
  • Volunteer of the Jordanian organisation Tkiyet Um Ali serve food at a Meydet Ramadan Iftar, in Amman. EPA
    Volunteer of the Jordanian organisation Tkiyet Um Ali serve food at a Meydet Ramadan Iftar, in Amman. EPA
  • A Muslim man prays inside a shrine in Ahmedabad, India. Reuters
    A Muslim man prays inside a shrine in Ahmedabad, India. Reuters
  • A Pakistani volunteers distributes dates in Rawalpindi. AP Photo
    A Pakistani volunteers distributes dates in Rawalpindi. AP Photo
  • Indian Muslims break their fast outside a mosque in Hyderabad. AFP
    Indian Muslims break their fast outside a mosque in Hyderabad. AFP

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