Ramadan 2013 Worldwide – in Photos

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Ramadan Kareem | رمضان كريم

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A Pakistani customer tries a cap ahead of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. During Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

A man walks near Ramadan lanterns, or Fanoos Ramadan, which are displayed for sale at a shop a day ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Cairo July 9, 2013. The start of Ramadan is a time of joy for Muslims, launching a month of night feasts and parties. But following the military overthrow of elected President Mohamed Mursi last week and dozens of killings since then, in clashes between Mursi’s Islamist supporters, rival factions and the army, has soured the mood. Seasonal stalls selling Ramadan lanterns are scarcer than usual. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Mostafa Abdo, 36, makes a Ramadan lamp in a workshop during preparations a day ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Cairo July 9, 2013. Ramadan is the ninth and holiest month in the Islamic calendar. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

A man stands near Ramadan lanterns, or Fanoos Ramadan, which are displayed for sale at shops a day ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Cairo July 9, 2013. Ramadan is the ninth and holiest month in the Islamic calendar. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

People rest near Ramadan lanterns, or Fanoos Ramadan, which are displayed for sale at shops a day ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Cairo July 9, 2013. Ramadan is the ninth and holiest month in the Islamic calendar. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

People walk near Ramadan lanterns, or Fanoos Ramadan, which are displayed for sale at shops a day ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Cairo July 9, 2013. Ramadan is the ninth and holiest month in the Islamic calendar. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

A vendor cleans Ramadan lanterns, or Fanoos Ramadan, which are displayed for sale at a shop a day ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Cairo July 9, 2013. Ramadan is the ninth and holiest month in the Islamic calendar. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Mostafa Abdo, 36, makes a Ramadan lamp in a workshop during preparations a day ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Cairo July 9, 2013. Ramadan is the ninth and holiest month in the Islamic calendar. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Mostafa Abdo, 36, makes a Ramadan lamp in a workshop during preparations a day ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Cairo July 9, 2013. Ramadan is the ninth and holiest month in the Islamic calendar. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Pakistani Muslims buy dates ahead of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in Karachi on July 9, 2013. Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, celebrated by Muslims worldwide, is marked by fasting, abstaining from foods, sex and smoking from dawn to dusk for soul cleansing and strengthening the spiritual bond between them and the Almighty. AFP PHOTO / ASIF HASSAN

A Pakistani vendor arranges dates at his stall ahead of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in Karachi on July 9, 2013. Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, celebrated by Muslims worldwide, is marked by fasting, abstaining from foods, sex and smoking from dawn to dusk for soul cleansing and strengthening the spiritual bond between them and the Almighty. AFP PHOTO / ASIF HASSAN

Sufi men parade, playing religious music, during a march prior to the start of Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in the streets of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on July, 8, 2013. Muslims around the world celebrate Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calender, in which they abstain from eating, drinking and conducting sexual relations from sunrise to sunset. AFP PHOTO / IBRAHIM CHALHOUB

Indonesian Muslims prepare to sight the new moon from the rooftop of the Al-Hidayah Basmol mosque in Jakarta on July 8, 2013 in preparation for the beginning of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. The start of the holy month of Ramadan, when the faithful abstain from eating from dawn to sunset, is determined by the sighting of the new moon. AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD

Indonesian children and Muslim men pray as they anticipate the sighting of the new moon from the rooftop of the Al-Hidayah Basmol mosque in Jakarta on July 8, 2013 in preparation for the beginning of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. The start of the holy month of Ramadan, when the faithful abstain from eating from dawn to sunset, is determined by the sighting of the new moon. AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD

Afghan boys sweep at the main mosque and wash the carpets, ahead of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Herat on July 9, 2013. Throughout the month, devout Muslims must abstain from food and drink from dawn until sunset when they break the fast with the Iftar meal. Traditionally, dates are known as the food the prophet Mohammad ate when he broke from his fast. AFP PHOTO / Aref KARIMI

Afghan girls sit on the ground as they study the holy Koran, ahead of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Herat on July 9, 2013. Throughout the month, devout Muslims must abstain from food and drink from dawn until sunset when they break the fast with the Iftar meal. Traditionally, dates are known as the food the prophet Mohammad ate when he broke from his fast. AFP PHOTO / Aref KARIMI

Afghan children sit on the ground as they study the holy Koran, ahead of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Herat on July 9, 2013. Throughout the month, devout Muslims must abstain from food and drink from dawn until sunset when they break the fast with the Iftar meal. Traditionally, dates are known as the food the prophet Mohammad ate when he broke from his fast. AFP PHOTO / Aref KARIMI

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SURABAYA, INDONESIA – JULY 09: Muslims pray in the first Tarawih as a sign of the start of the month of Ramadan in Cheng Ho Mosque on July 9, 2013 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Muslims fasting in the month of Ramadan abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn until sunset, when they break the fast with the meal known as Iftar. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)

SURABAYA, INDONESIA – JULY 09: Mats are prepared at Cheng Ho Mosque for use in first Tarawih prayers as a sign of the start of the month of Ramadan on July 9, 2013 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Muslims fasting in the month of Ramadan abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn until sunset, when they break the fast with the meal known as Iftar. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)

SURABAYA, INDONESIA – JULY 09: Muslims pray in the first Tarawih as a sign of the start of the month of Ramadan in Cheng Ho Mosque on July 9, 2013 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Muslims fasting in the month of Ramadan abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn until sunset, when they break the fast with the meal known as Iftar. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)

SURABAYA, INDONESIA – JULY 09: Pilgrims visiting the graves of family members before Ramadan give money to children begging at the cemetery on July 9, 2013 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Indonesian Muslims family has tradition to visit their parents’ and families’ graves, bringing offerings flowers and praying before Ramadan. Muslims fasting in the month of Ramadan abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn until sunset, when they break the fast with the meal known as Iftar. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)

SURABAYA, INDONESIA – JULY 09: A florist prepares floral offerings for visitors making pilgrimages to visit the graves of family members before Ramadan on July 9, 2013 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Muslims fasting in the month of Ramadan abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn until sunset, when they break the fast with the meal known as Iftar. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)

JAKARTA, INDONESIA – JULY 09: Indonesian Muslims perform prayers known as Tarawih at a mosque on July 9, 2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Muslims must fast in the month of Ramadan from dawn until sunset, when they break the fast with the meal known as Iftar, and some also perform Tarawih prayers, which are voluntary. (Photo by Syamsul Bahri Muhammad/Getty Images)

SURABAYA, INDONESIA – JULY 09: A Muslim man washes his feet before the first Tarawih prayers as a sign of the start of the month of Ramadan in Cheng Ho Mosque on July 9, 2013 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Muslims fasting in the month of Ramadan abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn until sunset, when they break the fast with the meal known as Iftar. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)

Sudanese people shop for Ramadan at a market in Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, July 8, 2013. Over a billion Muslims around the world including Sudan prepare for the holy month of Ramadan with the dawn-to-dusk fast. (AP Photo/Abd Raouf)

A Sudanese woman shops for Ramadan at a market in Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, July 8, 2013. Over a billion Muslims around the world including Sudan prepare for the holy month of Ramadan with the dawn-to-dusk fast. (AP Photo/Abd Raouf)

A Sudanese man prepares his shop for Ramadan shopping at a market in Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, July 8, 2013. Over a billion Muslims around the world including Sudan prepare for the holy month of Ramadan with the dawn-to-dusk fast. (AP Photo/Abd Raouf)

A Sudanese boy helps prepare a shop for Ramadan shopping at a market in Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, July 8, 2013. Over a billion Muslims around the world including Sudan prepare for the holy month of Ramadan with the dawn-to-dusk fast. (AP Photo/Abd Raouf)

A Muslim man cooks yellow fin tuna before selling them at a market during the holy Islamic month of Ramadan in Manila July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

Muslim boys walk inside a mosque to pray during the holy Islamic month of Ramadan in Manila July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

Indonesian Muslim women hold prayers at a mosque in Jakarta on July 9, 2013.

A street vendor sells popcorn in Gezi Park in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Gezi Park remained open for the night after thousands of anti-government protesters broke their fast for the holy month of Ramadan by sitting down for a meal along a main Istanbul pedestrian street for a makeshift Ramadan banquet that stretched some 500 meters (yards) toward the city’s landmark Taksim Square. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

Afghan children read and memorise the Koran at a mosque in Jalalabad on July 10, 2013, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Muslims all over the world are supposed to go without food, drink and smoking from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan in order to purify themselves and concentrate their mind on Islamic teachings

The Bank Indonesia mosque on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Jakarta, on July 10, 2013

An Indonesian Muslim prays at a mosque on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Jakarta, on July 10, 2013

People nap while waiting to break their fast in Istiqlal mosque during the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Jakarta July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Enny Nurahen

A Nepalese Muslim offers prayers during the month-long fasting in the holy month of Ramadan in Kathmandu July 11, 2013. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Nepalese Muslim is silhouetted as he offers prayers during the the month-long fasting in the holy month of Ramadan in Kathmandu July 11, 2013. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

The hands of a Muslim boy are pictured as he offers prayers during the month-long fasting in the holy month of Ramadan in Kathmandu July 11, 2013. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Muslim boy enters a mosque to offer prayers during the month-long fasting in the holy month of Ramadan in Kathmandu July 11, 2013. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Muslim boy sits inside a mosque as he waits to offer prayers during the month-long fasting in the holy month of Ramadan in Kathmandu July 11, 2013. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Nepalese Muslim reads the Koran during the month-long fasting in the holy month of Ramadan in Kathmandu July 11, 2013. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Nepalese Muslim offers prayers during the month-long fasting in the holy month of Ramadan in Kathmandu July 11, 2013. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A Nepalese Muslim reads the Koran during the month-long fasting in the holy month of Ramadan in Kathmandu July 11, 2013. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Civilians receive free food for their first iftar, or breaking fast, during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Raqqa province, eastern Syria July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Nour Foura

Rohingya Muslim illegal immigrants gather at the Immigration Detention Centre during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kanchanaburi province July 10, 2013. More than a hundred Rohingya Muslims gathered to pray and break fast as they welcome the first day of Ramadan in Thailand. The stateless people arrived in Thailand earlier in January this year after fleeing a bloody conflict between the Buddhist and Muslims in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State. REUTERS/Athit Perewongmetha

A man reads the Koran in a mosque during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Sanaa, July 10, 2013. Muslims in Yemen begin fasting on Wednesday. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

A Rohingya Muslim illegal immigrant cries as he prays at the Immigration Detention Centre during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kanchanaburi province July 10, 2013. More than a hundred Rohingya Muslims gathered to pray and break fast as they welcome the first day of Ramadan in Thailand. The stateless people arrived in Thailand earlier in January this year after fleeing a bloody conflict between the Buddhist and Muslims in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State. REUTERS/Athit Perewongmetha

Rohingya Muslim illegal immigrants pray at the Immigration Detention Centre during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kanchanaburi province July 10, 2013. More than a hundred Rohingya Muslims gathered to pray and break fast as they welcome the first day of Ramadan in Thailand. The stateless people arrived in Thailand earlier in January this year after fleeing a bloody conflict between the Buddhist and Muslims in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State. REUTERS/Athit Perewongmetha

A Rohingya Muslim illegal immigrant prepares plates of food at the Immigration Detention Centre during the holy month of Ramadan in Kanchanaburi province July 10, 2013. More than a hundred Rohingya Muslims gathered to pray and break fast as they welcome the first day of Ramadan in Thailand. The stateless people arrived in Thailand earlier in January this year after fleeing a bloody conflict between the Buddhist and Muslims in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State. REUTERS/Athit Perewongmetha

A Rohingya Muslim illegal immigrant prays at the Immigration Detention Centre during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kanchanaburi province July 10, 2013. More than a hundred Rohingya Muslims gathered to pray and break fast as they welcome the first day of Ramadan in Thailand. The stateless people arrived in Thailand earlier in January this year after fleeing a bloody conflict between the Buddhist and Muslims in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State. REUTERS/Athit Perewongmetha

Rohingya Muslims illegal immigrants break their fast at the Immigration Detention Centre during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kanchanaburi province July 10, 2013. More than a hundred Rohingya Muslims gathered to pray and break fast as they welcome the first day of Ramadan in Thailand. The stateless people arrived in Thailand earlier in January this year after fleeing a bloody conflict between the Buddhist and Muslims in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State. REUTERS/Athit Perewongmetha

A Rohingya Muslim illegal immigrant prays at the Immigration Detention Centre during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kanchanaburi province July 10, 2013. More than a hundred Rohingya Muslims gathered to pray and break fast as they welcome the first day of Ramadan in Thailand. The stateless people arrived in Thailand earlier in January this year after fleeing a bloody conflict between the Buddhist and Muslims in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State. REUTERS/Athit Perewongmetha

A vendor selling prayer mats waits for customers a day before the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in the old quarters of Delhi July 10, 2013. Ramadan in India begins on Thursday. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

A Muslim man makes a phone call as he sits on the rooftop of a mosque before the evening prayers a day before the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in the old quarters of Delhi July 10, 2013. Ramadan in India begins on Thursday. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

A Muslim youth uses a piece of cloth to cool himself while waiting to offer the evening prayers a day before the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at Jama Masjid in the old quarters of Delhi July 10, 2013. Ramadan in India begins on Thursday. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

A Muslim man looks at an Islamic poster before buying it a day before the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan outside the Jama Masjid in the old quarters of Delhi July 10, 2013. Ramadan in India begins on Thursday. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA – JULY 10: Muslim children attend a special evening Ramadan prayer at the Juma Masjid July 10, 2013 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Islam in Sri Lanka is practiced by a group of minorities who make up 9.72% of the population. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA – JULY 10: Muslim women and children attend a special evening Ramadan prayer at the Juma Masjid July 10, 2013 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Islam in Sri Lanka is practiced by a group of minorities who make up 9.72% of the population. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

A man buys dates during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in downtown Tunis July 10, 2013. Muslims in Tunisia begin fasting on Wednesday. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

A vendor displays his vegetables during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in downtown Tunis July 10, 2013. Muslims in Tunisia begin fasting on Wednesday. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

A woman reads a book containing short verses from the Koran at the Bary Imam Mosque ahead of the holy month of Ramadan in Islamabad July 10, 2013. Muslims in Pakistan begin fasting on Thursday. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

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