Muslim worshippers perform a night prayer called 'tarawih' during the eve of the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Turkey at Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. AP |
Kashmiri Muslims shop ahead of Eid al-Fitr in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Eid al-Fitr, marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. AP |
Children wave from a train as they travel to their homes to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, in Karachi, Pakistan, 18 April 2023. Muslims around the world are preparing to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the three day festival marking the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, it will be observed on 21 or 22 of April depending on the lunar calendar. Eid al-Fitr is one of the two major holidays in Islam. EPA |
People buy traditional lanterns in Sayyeda Zeinab market in preparation ahead of the upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. AP |
Believers walk through the courtyard of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi in the early hours of April 18, 2023 on Laylat al-Qadr, one of the holiest nights during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. AFP |
General view of the Grand Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, April 16, 2023. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS |
Muslim worshippers pray around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca on April 17, 2023, on the night of 27 Ramadan, believed to be Laylat al-Qadr, one of the holiest nights during the holy fasting month of Ramadan. AFP |
Indonesian Muslims perform an evening prayer called 'tarawih' marking the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. AP |
Muslims perform special evening prayers called 'Tarawih' during Ramadan in Karachi, Pakistan, 26 March 2023. EPA |
Kashmiri Muslim children attend recitation classes of the holy Quran during the fasting month of Ramadan in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, March 26, 2023. AP |
A Muslim US army soldier announces the 'Azan' call to prayer at the end of the day's fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan before the start of the fast-breaking 'Iftar' meal, at the US Camp Arifjan, about 60 kilometres south of Kuwait City, on March 28, 2023. AFP |
Iranian women pray as they place the Koran on their heads during a religious ceremony during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at the Saleh Shrine in Tehran, Iran, 10 April 2023. EPA |
Palestinians pray on the Laylat al-Qadr of the holy month of Ramadan on Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, April 17, 2023. REUTERS |
A school boy sleeps while muslims pray during Laylat Al Qadr at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque during the 27th night of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 18 April 2023. EPA |
Sana Aaser performs with her daughter, Kauthar Noor, for a special girls night edition of her husband, Amin Aaser's nightly 'Ramadan Camp' livestream, Thursday, April 13, 2023, in Brooklyn Park, Minn. Aaser has worked nearly every night of Ramadan to present a free online interactive program called Noor Kids Ramadan Camp for Muslim children ages 5-12 from countries around the world. AP |
Amin Aaser prays before going live on his nightly 'Ramadan Camp' livestream, Thursday, April 13, 2023, in Brooklyn Park, Minn. Aaser has worked nearly every night of Ramadan to present a free online interactive program called Noor Kids Ramadan Camp for Muslim children ages 5-12 from countries around the world. AP |
A volunteer prepares Iftar food for Muslim devotees to break their fast at the Data Darbar shrine on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, in Lahore on March 23, 2023. AFP |
Muslims offer prayers before breaking their day-long fast during Ramadan at a helmet shop in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Islam's holiest month is a period of intense prayer, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts. AP |
Fishermen pray before breaking their fast during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, at a harbor, in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, March 27, 2023. AP |
People eat their provided Iftar meal to break the fast on the first day of Ramadan, in Adiyaman, Turkey, 23 March 2023. EPA |
Palestinians take part in a fast-breaking Iftar meal outside the Dome of the Rock shrine at Al-Aqsa mosque compound during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Jerusalem on March 29, 2023. AFP |
A girl browses traditional artificial jewelry while she and others visit a market to shop for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr celebrations, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, April 16, 2023. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. AP |
Palestinians take part in a festive event to celebrate Ramadan, the holiest Muslim month, two days before it starts, in Khan Yunis town in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday March 22, 2023. UPI |