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Monday 30 June 2014 - 09:40

The month of Ramadan

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  • Muslims pray around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the holy city of Mecca June 29 2014.

    Muslims pray around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the holy city of Mecca June 29 2014.

  • A volunteer serves iftar the breaking of fast meal for free at charity tables on a street during the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Cairo June 29 2014.

    A volunteer serves iftar the breaking of fast meal for free at charity tables on a street during the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Cairo June 29 2014.

  • Muslims attend an evening mass prayer session called tarawih to mark the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta June 28 2014.

    Muslims attend an evening mass prayer session called tarawih to mark the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta June 28 2014.

  • An Afghan man reads the Quran on the first day of Ramadan the holiest month in the Islamic calendar at a mosque in Kabul June 29 2014.

    An Afghan man reads the Quran on the first day of Ramadan the holiest month in the Islamic calendar at a mosque in Kabul June 29 2014.

  • Students at an Islamic boarding school perform prayers at a mosque on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Medan North Sumatra June 29 2014.

    Students at an Islamic boarding school perform prayers at a mosque on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Medan North Sumatra June 29 2014.

  • Men attend an evening mass prayer session called tarawih to mark the holy fasting month of Ramadan along a road in Karachi June 29 2014.

    Men attend an evening mass prayer session called tarawih to mark the holy fasting month of Ramadan along a road in Karachi June 29 2014.

  • A boy arranges the food before breaking fast on the first day of Ramadan the holiest month in the Islamic calendar at a mosque in Peshawar June 29 2014.

    A boy arranges the food before breaking fast on the first day of Ramadan the holiest month in the Islamic calendar at a mosque in Peshawar June 29 2014.

  • A boy attends an evening mass prayer session called tarawih with others to mark the holy fasting month of Ramadan along a road in Karachi June 29 2014.

    A boy attends an evening mass prayer session called tarawih with others to mark the holy fasting month of Ramadan along a road in Karachi June 29 2014.

  • People eat iftar the breaking of fast meal served for free on charity tables on a street during the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Cairo June 29 2014.

    People eat iftar the breaking of fast meal served for free on charity tables on a street during the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Cairo June 29 2014.

  • A girl recites the Quran during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan at the Grand Mosque in Sanaa June 29 2014.

    A girl recites the Quran during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan at the Grand Mosque in Sanaa June 29 2014.

  • A child carried by his mother looks at traditional Ramadan lanterns known as fanous at a shop in Cairo June 26 2014.

    A child carried by his mother looks at traditional Ramadan lanterns known as fanous at a shop in Cairo June 26 2014.

  • A boy attends a Friday prayer outside a worship hall of the Niujie Mosque in Beijing June 27 2014.

    A boy attends a Friday prayer outside a worship hall of the Niujie Mosque in Beijing June 27 2014.

  • A family reads the Quran at a relative grave in a cemetery in Jakarta Indonesia June 27 2014. Traditionally Indonesian Muslims will visit the graves of their relatives before and towards the end of the holy month.

    A family reads the Quran at a relative grave in a cemetery in Jakarta Indonesia June 27 2014. Traditionally Indonesian Muslims will visit the graves of their relatives before and towards the end of the holy month.

  • A vendor sells dates at a market in the Utaiqah neighborhood south of Riyadh Saudi Arabia June 26 2014.

    A vendor sells dates at a market in the Utaiqah neighborhood south of Riyadh Saudi Arabia June 26 2014.

  • A man reads the Quran in a mosque in Sanaa Yemen June 27 2014.

    A man reads the Quran in a mosque in Sanaa Yemen June 27 2014.

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