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Ramadan around the world - in pictures

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Iftari in france

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Malaysia

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Kabul, Afghanistan

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Food being prepared in Arbil for displaced Iraqis.

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Food being prepared for displaced Pakistanis

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IDP camp in Bannu
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Muslim devotees wait to break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan in southwest Pakistan's Quetta on July 5, 2014. (Xinhua/Irfan)



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Men prepare Iftar food for Muslim devotees waiting to break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan in southwest Pakistan's Quetta on July 5, 2014. (Xinhua/Irfan)



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Associated Press
In the picture above, a father held his daughter’s palms during prayers in New Delhi on Monday.


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Reuters
In the picture above, a group of men broke their fast with the evening meal also known as Iftar on the grounds of the Grand Mosque or Jama Masjid in the old quarters of Delhi on Monday evening.


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Associated Press
In the picture above, a man prayed at Jama Masjid on Monday.


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Reuters
During the month of Ramadan, Muslims abstain from consuming anything, even water, between dawn and dusk. At sundown, the fast is broken. Shown above, families socialized after the meal at Jama Masjid.


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Zuma Press
In the picture above, a young boy prepared to break his fast in the northeastern Indian city of Guwahati on Monda evening.
 
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Associated Press
Shown above, women in the northern Indian state of occupied Kashmir offered prayers on a stairway outside a Muslim shrine in Srinagar on Monday.


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Agence France-Presse/Getty Images
Shown above, a man read the Quran at a religious school or madrassa in Mumbai.


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Agence France-Presse/Getty Images
Children are encouraged during Ramadan to recite and memorize passages from the Quran. In the picture above, Muslim students recited from the Quran in Mumbai.


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Associated Press
Shown above, young boys in occupied Kashmir read the Quran on Monday.


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Agence France-Presse/Getty Images
Shown above, a group of Muslim men marked their first day of fasting in the northern Indian city of Allahabad by creating a makeshift dining spot outside a mosque.


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Associated Press
Evenings during the month of Ramadan is dedicated to feasting. Although meals start with fruit, they evolve into elaborate feasts that include dishes specially made to celebrate the holy month. Shown above, a man bought bread at a store in the Indian western city of Ahmedabad on Monday evening.


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Associated Press
Shown above, bowls of sweets were distributed at the Mecca Mosque in the south Indian city of Hyderabad on Monday evening.
 
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