Observing Ramadan

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A man reads a Muslim holy book of Quran at a mosque in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Muslims around the globe are observing Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, when they refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk. AP/Heri Juanda

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This picture shows Thai Muslims buying food at a market to break their fast, in Thailand's southern Narathiwat province. Muslims fasting in the month of Ramadan must abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn until sunset, when they break the fast with the meal known as Iftar. AFP/Madaree Tohlala

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This picture shows Thai Muslims buying food at a market to break their fast, in Thailand's southern Narathiwat province. AFP/Madaree Tohlala

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A Pakistani man prepares swainya (vermicelli) at his factory in Lahore. Muslims fasting in the month of Ramadan must abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn until sunset, when they break the fast with the meal known as Iftar. AFP/Arif Ali

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Palestinian workers recycle cement at a factory work at night in Rafah town in the southern Gaza Strip. Palestinian workers work during the night in the month of Ramadan because of the high temperatures they can not work during the day when they are fasting and can't drink any water. AFP/Said Khatib

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Palestinian workers recycle cement at a factory work at night in the month of Ramadan Rafah town in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP/Said Khatib

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A Pakistani man prepares swainya (vermicelli) at his factory in Lahore. AFP/Arif Ali

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Palestinian women pray in front of the Dome of the Rock, at the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as The Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City during the holy month of Ramadan. Reuters/Ammar Awad

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Palestinian men pray in front of the Dome of the Rock, at the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as The Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City during the holy month of Ramadan. Reuters/Ammar Awad

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People walk in an alley decorated for the holy month of Ramadan in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters/Ammar Awad

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Palestinians walk at the compound of the Dome of the Rock known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as The Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City during the holy month of Ramadan. Reuters/Ammar Awad

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Updated on Jul 26, 2012 04:52 pm IST

Palestinians eat donated food at the compound of the Dome of the Rock mosque known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as The Temple Mount in Jerusalem's old city, as they break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan. Reuters/Ammar Awad

Observing Ramadan

A man reads a Muslim holy book of Quran at a mosque in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Muslims around the globe are observing Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, when they refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk. AP/Heri Juanda

This picture shows Thai Muslims buying food at a market to break their fast, in Thailand's southern Narathiwat province. Muslims fasting in the month of Ramadan must abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn until sunset, when they break the fast with the meal known as Iftar. AFP/Madaree Tohlala

This picture shows Thai Muslims buying food at a market to break their fast, in Thailand's southern Narathiwat province. AFP/Madaree Tohlala

A Pakistani man prepares swainya (vermicelli) at his factory in Lahore. Muslims fasting in the month of Ramadan must abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn until sunset, when they break the fast with the meal known as Iftar. AFP/Arif Ali

Palestinian workers recycle cement at a factory work at night in the month of Ramadan Rafah town in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP/Said Khatib

A Pakistani man prepares swainya (vermicelli) at his factory in Lahore. AFP/Arif Ali

Palestinian women pray in front of the Dome of the Rock, at the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as The Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City during the holy month of Ramadan. Reuters/Ammar Awad

Palestinian men pray in front of the Dome of the Rock, at the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as The Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City during the holy month of Ramadan. Reuters/Ammar Awad

People walk in an alley decorated for the holy month of Ramadan in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters/Ammar Awad

Palestinians walk at the compound of the Dome of the Rock known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as The Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City during the holy month of Ramadan. Reuters/Ammar Awad

Palestinians eat donated food at the compound of the Dome of the Rock mosque known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as The Temple Mount in Jerusalem's old city, as they break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan. Reuters/Ammar Awad

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