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This Is What Ramadan Looks Like Around The World Ramadan Kareem! posted on Jun. 20, 2015, at 5:46 a.m.
1. Istanbul, Turkey 
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Thousands of Turkish people break their fasting at the Blue Mosque square in Istanbul, during the first day of the holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan is sacred to Muslims because it is during that month that tradition says the Koran was revealed to the Prophet Mohammed. The fast is one of the five main religious obligations under Islam.
2. Surabaya, Indonesia 
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Indonesians Muslims pray in the first Tarawih as Muslims begin fasting for Ramadan at Al-Akbar Mosque in Surabaya, Indonesia.
3. Beijing, China 
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Muslims pray after breaking their fast on the first day of Ramadan, the muslim holy month, at a mosque in Beijing. China has banned civil servants, students and teachers in its mainly Muslim Xinjiang region from fasting during Ramadan and ordered restaurants to stay open.
4. London, England 
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Men carry out Wudu, a washing procedure in preparation for prayer, at the East London Mosque before the first Friday prayers of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in London, England.
5. Jerusalem 
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Palestinian Muslim worshipers pray outside the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem during the first Friday prayer of the holy month of Ramadan. Israel announced it was relaxing restrictions on the movement of Palestinians to and from the West Bank and Gaza Strip, ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Men aged over 40 and women of all ages from the West Bank will be able to pray at the Israeli-controlled holy site, and 800 people from the Gaza Strip will be allowed to attend Friday prayers.
6. Nairobi, Kenya 
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Kenyan Muslim men pray on the first Friday of Ramadan, at Jamia mosque in Nairobi, Kenya.
7. Pattani, Thailand 
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Thai Muslim women pray at the Pattani Central Mosque to mark the holy month of Ramadan in Pattani.
8. Lahore, Pakistan 
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Pakistani Muslims perform a special “Taraweeh” evening prayer on the first day of Ramadan at a mosque in Lahore.
9. Hyderabad, India 
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Indian Muslim boys offer prayers prior to breaking their fast on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad.
10. Jalalabad, Afghanistan 
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Afghan children study the Quran during first day of the month of Ramadan at a mosque in Jalalabad.
11. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 
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A Malaysian Muslim arrives to offer prayers on the first Friday of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur.
12. Dhaka, Bangladesh 
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Bangladeshi street vendors prepare Iftar food for breaking the daytime fast on the first day of Ramadan, the holy fasting month of Islam, at a traditional bazaar in the old part of Dhaka.
13. Srinagar, India 
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Kashmiri Muslim women are accompanied by a child as they pray during the first day of the month of Ramadan, at the Shah-i-Hamdaan shrine in Srinagar.
14. Manila, Philippines 
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Filipino Muslims take part in prayers at the Golden Mosque in Manila.
15. Sidon, Lebanon 
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A vendor carries traditional sweets called ‘Qatayef’ during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Sidon’s Old City in southern Lebanon.
16. Gaza City, Palestine 
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Blind and visually impaired Palestinian girls read the Braille version of the Koran during a Koran memorization class at the main center of Dar al-Koran Society, on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Gaza City. Thousands of Palestinians, among them blind and visually impaired students, are taking lessons which are sponsored by the Muslim organization Dar al-Koran Society. The society teaches people the right recitation of the Muslim holy book and helps them memorize the whole Koran, directors in the organization said.
17. Basra, Iraq 
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Iraqi Muslim men gather, on the roof of Imam Ali Mosque, waiting to see the crescent moon marking the beginning of Ramadan, at sunset in Basra, Iraq.
18. Potočari, Bosnia 
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Bosnian Muslims offer a prayer during late night prayer for upcoming holy month of Ramadan, inside memorial room for Srebrenica massacre victims, at the memorial center Potocari, northeast of the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. Family members of the Srebrenica victims killed in July, 1995, will mark the first night of Ramadan at the memorial center Potocari, in front of the graves of killed Muslims from this small Bosnian town.
19. Taunggyi, Myanmar 
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Muslims pray on the first day of Ramadan at a mosque in Taunggyi capital city of Shan State, Myanmar.
20. Singapore 
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Bangladeshi workers prepare to break fast during the holy month of Ramadan at a makeshift mosque near their dormitory in Singapore.
21. Gaza City, Palestine 
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A family shares in a pre-dawn Suhoor meal in Gaza City.
22. Tunis, Tunisia 
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A vendor displays his dates on the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in a market downtown in Tunis, Tunisia.
23. Ventimiglia, Italy 
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Migrants pray for the start of Ramadan as they gather at the French border hoping to enter the country in Ventimiglia, Italy. A group of around 200 migrants, mostly from Libya, Sudan and Eritrea, were left stranded at the border after French police refused them entry to the country.
24. Islamabad, Pakistan 
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Pakistani Muslims perform a special “Taraweeh” evening prayer on the first day of Ramadan at the grand Faisal Mosque in Islamabad.
25. Kathmandu, Nepal 
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Nepalese Muslims offer the first Friday prayers of Ramadan at The Kashmiri Mosque in Kathmandu.
26. Cairo, Egypt 
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People read the Koran at a mosque during the first day of Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt.
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