People visit the Imam Ali mosque in the central Iraqi city of Najaf, during Ramadan. AFP
People visit the Imam Ali mosque in the central Iraqi city of Najaf, during Ramadan. AFP
Worshippers perform the "Tarawih" nightly prayer during Ramadan, while keeping their distance amid the Covid-19 pandemic, at the Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest site, in the Saudi city of Makkah. AFP
Worshippers perform the "Tarawih" nightly prayer during Ramadan, while keeping their distance amid the Covid-19 pandemic, at the Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest site, in the Saudi city of Makkah. AFP
A man distributes food to people in need during a road traffic after the government eased the nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus, in Karachi. AFP
A man distributes food to people in need during a road traffic after the government eased the nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus, in Karachi. AFP
People receive free food as time to break the fast approach on the road during Ramadan amid lockdown of the Sindh province due to the ongoing pandemic, in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
People receive free food as time to break the fast approach on the road during Ramadan amid lockdown of the Sindh province due to the ongoing pandemic, in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
Worshippers gather at a distance of two metres from each other as they perform the "Tarawih" nightly prayers during Ramadan in a parking lot near the beach in the Israeli coastal city of Jaffa, south of Tel Aviv. AFP
Worshippers gather at a distance of two metres from each other as they perform the "Tarawih" nightly prayers during Ramadan in a parking lot near the beach in the Israeli coastal city of Jaffa, south of Tel Aviv. AFP
People riding a motorbike carry food packets distributed by a citizen at a roadside after the government eased the nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against coronavirus, in Karachi. AFP
People riding a motorbike carry food packets distributed by a citizen at a roadside after the government eased the nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against coronavirus, in Karachi. AFP
A student wearing a face mask practices social distancing while reading Quran at Daarul Qur'an Al Kautsar boarding school mosque, in Bogor, West Java province, Indonesia. Reuters
A student wearing a face mask practices social distancing while reading Quran at Daarul Qur'an Al Kautsar boarding school mosque, in Bogor, West Java province, Indonesia. Reuters
Imam Raza Ahmed, his brother Rizwan, wife Anam attempt to complete the fourth prayer of the day, known as maghrib, at their family home in London, England. Getty Images
Imam Raza Ahmed, his brother Rizwan, wife Anam attempt to complete the fourth prayer of the day, known as maghrib, at their family home in London, England. Getty Images
Imam Raza Ahmed, his brother Rizwan and wife Anam take iftar, the fast-breaking meal after sunset at their family home in London, England. Getty Images
Imam Raza Ahmed, his brother Rizwan and wife Anam take iftar, the fast-breaking meal after sunset at their family home in London, England. Getty Images

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Ramadan around the world in photos: May 10

Images of an Islamic holy month like no other because of the coronavirus outbreak

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May 10, 2020

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