A sunset over a mosque is seen during the holy month of Ramadan in Srinagar. AFP
A sunset over a mosque is seen during the holy month of Ramadan in Srinagar. AFP
A Muslim lives and prays in isolation in a mosque during Itikaf, the last ten days of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Itikaf is very important for many Muslims due to the belief that the Prophet Muhammad used to exert himself even more in worship, hoping to draw himself closer to God. Itikaf involves total dedication to worship, reading Quran, and supplication. AP Photo
A Muslim lives and prays in isolation in a mosque during Itikaf, the last ten days of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Itikaf is very important for many Muslims due to the belief that the Prophet Muhammad used to exert himself even more in worship, hoping to draw himself closer to God. Itikaf involves total dedication to worship, reading Quran, and supplication. AP Photo
People watch Ramadan cannon firing to announce the time to break fast near a statue called "Egypt's Renaissance" during Ramadan as Egypt ramps up efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Giza, Egypt. REUTERS
People watch Ramadan cannon firing to announce the time to break fast near a statue called "Egypt's Renaissance" during Ramadan as Egypt ramps up efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Giza, Egypt. REUTERS
Ramadan cannon fires to announce the time to break fast near a statue called "Egypt's Renaissance" during Ramadan as Egypt ramps up efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Giza, Egypt. REUTERS
Ramadan cannon fires to announce the time to break fast near a statue called "Egypt's Renaissance" during Ramadan as Egypt ramps up efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Giza, Egypt. REUTERS
Egyptian women prepare Kahk, Egyptian butter cookies, in the village of Dalgamon, Tanta, some 120km north of Cairo, Egypt. EPA
Egyptian women prepare Kahk, Egyptian butter cookies, in the village of Dalgamon, Tanta, some 120km north of Cairo, Egypt. EPA
People queue up to buy low-cost rice and chicken packages to break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan in Bandung. AFP
People queue up to buy low-cost rice and chicken packages to break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan in Bandung. AFP
Mamadou, a Guinean journalist in exile, holds his misbahah while performing the Laylat al-Qadr prayers in his room in Paris, France. EPA
Mamadou, a Guinean journalist in exile, holds his misbahah while performing the Laylat al-Qadr prayers in his room in Paris, France. EPA
Shi'ite worshippers place copies of the Koran on their heads during the holy month of Ramadan at Imam Ali Shrine, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. REUTERS
Shi'ite worshippers place copies of the Koran on their heads during the holy month of Ramadan at Imam Ali Shrine, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. REUTERS
A volunteer, right, distributes food boxes among people to break their fast during the Muslims fasting month of Ramadan after the government relaxed a weeks-long lockdown that was enforced to curb the spread of the coronavirus, in Karachi, Pakistan. AP Photo
A volunteer, right, distributes food boxes among people to break their fast during the Muslims fasting month of Ramadan after the government relaxed a weeks-long lockdown that was enforced to curb the spread of the coronavirus, in Karachi, Pakistan. AP Photo
An elderly Palestinian man reads the Koran at the beach of Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza city, during the last week of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. AFP
An elderly Palestinian man reads the Koran at the beach of Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza city, during the last week of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. AFP

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