Ramadan Mubarak
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An Indonesian Muslim attends prayer at Baiturrahman mosque in Banda Aceh before the start of the holy month of Ramadan. (AFP Photo/Chaideer Mahyuddin)
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Muslim boys attend a mass prayer marking the start of Ramadan at the Golden Mosque in Quiapo, Metro Manila. (Reuters Photo/Romeo Ranoco)
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An Egyptian woman rests among handcrafted lanterns used traditionally during the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Cairo, on the eve of the first day of Ramadan. (AFP Photo/Gianluigi Guercia)
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Saudis use a telescope to monitor the new moon of Ramadan as astronomers and scholars of Islam debate when the holy Muslim month of Ramadan begins, in the Saudi city of Taif. The start of the fasting month is determined by the sighting of the new moon. (AFP Photo/Amer Hilabi)
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Egyptians shops for food and amenities at street market in Cairo, on the eve of the first day of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. Muslims believe that the Koran was sent down to the lowest heaven during this month, thus being prepared for gradual revelation by the Angel Jibraeel or Gabriel to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. (AFP Photo/Gianluigi Guercia)
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This picture shows people going about their daily lives as they prepare for the Islmaic holy month of Ramadan in Gao. Normally a joyous time of fasting and prayer, the looming Muslim month of Ramadan has raised fears of stricter rule by the jihadists occupying the north Malian town of Gao. (AFP Photo/ Issouf Sanogo)
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A man serves cakes in a shop in Paris, on the eve of the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AFP Photo/ Mehdi Fedouach)
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A Pakistani shopper selects a cap for the upcoming holy fasting month of Ramadan at a roadside shop in Karachi. (AFP Photo/Asif Hassan)
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Ramadan decorations are hung outside a shop in the West Bank city of Hebron to welcome the upcoming Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AFP Photo/ Hazem Bader)
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A woman buys sweets in preparation for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Shorja Market in Baghdad. (AFP Photo/ Ahmad Al-Rubaye)
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A Palestinian woman walks as Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men stand in a street decorated with Ramadan decorations, in the old city of Jerusalem to welcome the upcoming Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan.(AFP Photo/Ahmad Gharabli)
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A Palestinian man decorates his shop at the entrance of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, in the old city of Jerusalem to prepare for the upcoming Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AFP Photo/Ahmad Gharabli)
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Lebanese orphans look through the windows of a bus during a ceremony to celebrate the upcoming Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Beirut.(AFP Photo/Anwar Amro)
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Iraqis shop for food at a market as they prepare for the upcoming holy fasting month of Ramadan in Baghdad's Sadr City. During Ramadan, observant Muslims fast from dawn to dusk and strive to be more pious and charitable. Families traditionally share generous evening meals to break their fast. (AFP Photo/ Ahmad Al-Rubaye)
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