A Bosnian Muslims woman with face mask, prays in front of the Mosque, during Muslims' holy month of Ramadan, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. EPA
A Bosnian Muslims woman with face mask, prays in front of the Mosque, during Muslims' holy month of Ramadan, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. EPA
Pakistani cobblers make traditional Peshawari Chappal shoes ahead of the Eid al-Fitr in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
Pakistani cobblers make traditional Peshawari Chappal shoes ahead of the Eid al-Fitr in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
People rush to shop for the Eid holiday that marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan after the government relaxed a weeks-long lockdown that was enforced to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, in Quetta, Pakistan. AP Photo
People rush to shop for the Eid holiday that marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan after the government relaxed a weeks-long lockdown that was enforced to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, in Quetta, Pakistan. AP Photo
A couple wearing face masks shops at a mall as people prepare for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr celebrations, the religious festival that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan amid the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. EPA
A couple wearing face masks shops at a mall as people prepare for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr celebrations, the religious festival that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan amid the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. EPA
Workers arranges cookies on trays for delivery at a bakery ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr in Srinagar. AFP
Workers arranges cookies on trays for delivery at a bakery ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr in Srinagar. AFP
A worker arranges cookies on a tray for delivery at a bakery ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr in Srinagar. AFP
A worker arranges cookies on a tray for delivery at a bakery ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr in Srinagar. AFP
A volunteer of the "Nass el-Khir" association, wearing mask due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, prepares food for meals to be distributed among those in need during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Algeria's capital Algiers. AFP
A volunteer of the "Nass el-Khir" association, wearing mask due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, prepares food for meals to be distributed among those in need during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Algeria's capital Algiers. AFP
Volunteers of the "Nass el-Khir" association package meal boxes before being distributed among those in need during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Algeria's capital Algiers. AFP
Volunteers of the "Nass el-Khir" association package meal boxes before being distributed among those in need during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Algeria's capital Algiers. AFP
Hairdressers wearing protective suits work at a barber shop ahead of Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, amid the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
Hairdressers wearing protective suits work at a barber shop ahead of Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, amid the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
Saudis exercise with an online video with the aim of collecting donations to support needy families during the holy month of Ramadan, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS
Saudis exercise with an online video with the aim of collecting donations to support needy families during the holy month of Ramadan, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS
A Pakistani tries traditional coat ahead of Eid al-Fitr in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
A Pakistani tries traditional coat ahead of Eid al-Fitr in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
Porters waits to receive free ration distributed by Saylani trust as trains operations are shut amid lockdown due to the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
Porters waits to receive free ration distributed by Saylani trust as trains operations are shut amid lockdown due to the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA

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