• A member of the Bohra community prays inside Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah Mosque, on the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt, on May 17, 2018. Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters
    A member of the Bohra community prays inside Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah Mosque, on the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt, on May 17, 2018. Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters
  • Students read the holy Quran on the first day of Ramadan at Ar-Raudhatul Hasanah Islamic boarding school in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 17, 2018. Dedi Sinuhaji / EPA
    Students read the holy Quran on the first day of Ramadan at Ar-Raudhatul Hasanah Islamic boarding school in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 17, 2018. Dedi Sinuhaji / EPA
  • A family break their fast at the end of the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 17, 2018. Tatan Syuflana / AP Photo
    A family break their fast at the end of the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 17, 2018. Tatan Syuflana / AP Photo
  • Kashmiris pray on a road on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, on May 17, 2018. Mukhtar Khan / AP Photo
    Kashmiris pray on a road on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, on May 17, 2018. Mukhtar Khan / AP Photo
  • Palestinian men read the Quran at the al-Omary mosque in Gaza City on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on May 17, 2018. Mohammed Abed / AFP Photo
    Palestinian men read the Quran at the al-Omary mosque in Gaza City on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on May 17, 2018. Mohammed Abed / AFP Photo
  • An Acehnese boy recites the Koran at a mosque on the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on May 17, 2018. Chaideer Mahyuddin / AFP Photo
    An Acehnese boy recites the Koran at a mosque on the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on May 17, 2018. Chaideer Mahyuddin / AFP Photo
  • An Afghan man reads the Quran at a mosque on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 17, 2018. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters
    An Afghan man reads the Quran at a mosque on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 17, 2018. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters
  • Afghan boys read the Quran during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 17, 2018. Noorullah Shirzada / AFP Photo
    Afghan boys read the Quran during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 17, 2018. Noorullah Shirzada / AFP Photo
  • People pray inside Kashmir's main mosque Jamia Masjid during the first day of Ramadan in downtown Srinagar on May 17, 2018. Tauseef Mustafa / AFP Photo
    People pray inside Kashmir's main mosque Jamia Masjid during the first day of Ramadan in downtown Srinagar on May 17, 2018. Tauseef Mustafa / AFP Photo
  • Students from Ar-Raudhatul Hasanah Pesantren offer noon prayers on the first day of fasting during the holy month of Ramadan in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 17, 2018. Irsan Mulyadi / Antara Foto via Reuters
    Students from Ar-Raudhatul Hasanah Pesantren offer noon prayers on the first day of fasting during the holy month of Ramadan in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 17, 2018. Irsan Mulyadi / Antara Foto via Reuters

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The first day of Ramadan around the world - in pictures

Here's how Muslims around the world spent the first day of Ramadan

Ashleigh Stewart

May 17, 2018

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