First day of Ramadan: Preperations and celebrations
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Belgacem Bensaid, Imam of the Assalam Mosque, shows the Quran after a prayer in Nantes, western France, on the eve the first day of Ramadan. (AFP photo)
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Filipino Muslims pray at the Golden Mosque in Manila on the first day of Ramadan. (AFP photo)
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A Pakistani vendor sells watermelon at a weekly bazaar ahead on the first day of Ramadan. (AFP photo)
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Afghan children read the Quran at a mosque in Jalalabad at the start of the month of Ramadan. (AFP photo)
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People buy dates from a vendor on the eve of the holy month of Ramadan in Srinagar. (PTI photo)
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A Palestinian girl takes part in a Koran memorization lesson on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in Gaza. (Reuters photo)
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A Muslim woman browses for headscarves at a market in Indonesia. (AP photo)
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Indian muslims shop for small prayer carpets outside Jama Masjid Mosque in New Delhi. (AFP photo)
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Whirling dervishes perform at the Maltepe Stadium in Istanbul on the eve of Ramadan. (AFP photo)
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