A Palestinian man prays inside a room in the West Bank city of Nablus. EPA
A Palestinian man prays inside a room in the West Bank city of Nablus. EPA
Muslim men practise social distancing as they take part in Friday prayers at a mosque in Chana District in Songkla Province, Thailand. AFP
Muslim men practise social distancing as they take part in Friday prayers at a mosque in Chana District in Songkla Province, Thailand. AFP
Muslims enter the National Mosque Baitul Mukarram in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AFP
Muslims enter the National Mosque Baitul Mukarram in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AFP
An Iraqi worker prepares Ramadan sweet pastry at a local factory in central Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
An Iraqi worker prepares Ramadan sweet pastry at a local factory in central Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
Afghan Army mess workers distribute food for soldiers in Herat, Afghanistan. EPA
Afghan Army mess workers distribute food for soldiers in Herat, Afghanistan. EPA
Syrian residents gather at sunset to share the iftar meal amidst the rubble of a destroyed neighbourhood in Atareb town in the rebel-held western countryside of Syria's Aleppo province. AFP
Syrian residents gather at sunset to share the iftar meal amidst the rubble of a destroyed neighbourhood in Atareb town in the rebel-held western countryside of Syria's Aleppo province. AFP
A Kashmiri Muslim child recites verses from the Quran in Srinagar. AP Photo
A Kashmiri Muslim child recites verses from the Quran in Srinagar. AP Photo

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Ramadan around the world in photos: May 8

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May 09, 2020

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