Ramadan around the world -PHOTOS
Sanelisiwe Maliza | 01 August, 2011 13:28
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Children play next a man praying before mass prayer session "Tarawih", which marks the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta. Picture: SUPRI/ REUTERS
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A Muslim man reads the Koran at the Al Azhar mosque in Cairo July 31, 2011, during a Ramadan night prayer called "Tarawih", marking the start of the Muslim fasting month in Egypt. Picture: AMR ABDALLAH DALSH / REUTERS
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Filipino Muslims pray inside a mosque during the start of Ramadan in Quiapo, metro Manila. Picture: ROMEO RANOCO /REUTERS
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A Muslim man attends an evening prayer called "Tarawih", to mark the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Al Azhar mosque in Cairo. Picture: AMR ABDALLAH DALSH / REUTERS
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An Egyptian man reads the Koran in Cairo. Picture:MOHAMMED ABD EL-GHANY/ REUTERS
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A Palestinian woman stands under decorations for the upcoming holy month of Ramadan near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City. Picture: AMMAR AWAD/ REUTERS
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Muslims attend mass prayer session "Tarawih", which marks the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta. Picture: SUPRI/ REUTERS
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Muslim women attend a mass prayer session "Tarawih", which marks the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta. Picture: SUPRI/ REUTERS
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A traditional group performs with a camel and horses to celebrate the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan during the Ajyalouna Festival in Beirut. Picture: JAMAL SAIDI/ REUTERS
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Darawish Sufi dance group performs a traditional dance to celebrate the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan during the Ajyalouna Festival. Picture: JAMAL SAIDI/ REUTERS
Muslims around the world observe Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. For Ramadan Muslims abstain from eating, drinking and conducting sexual relations from sunrise to sunset,
