Ramadan, the holiest month of the Islamic calendar, began July 20. Muslims around the world refrain from eating and drinking sunrise to sunset.
The Holy Month of Ramadan
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A Muslim woman waits to have her Iftar meal during the holy month of Ramadan at the Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque) in the old quarters of Delhi.
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Workers break fast at Riyadh's Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque, on the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, July 20, 2012.
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A man prepares special sweets to be eaten when breaking fast during the holy month of Ramadan in Kabul.
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A girl reads verses from the Koran at a local Koranic school on the second day of the holy month of Ramadan in Nigeria's northern city of Kano.