Muslims Worldwide Observe Ramadan with Prayer and Fasting
The last ten days of Ramadan has begun in some places - the last ten days of Ramadan are regarded as very important. Muslims will spend time in increased prayer and reflection.
Here are some pictures of Muslims around the world as they practice the month of Ramadan.
Karachi, PakistanA vendor sells caps in preparation for Eid.
Zahid Hussein / Reuters
Sanaa, YemenCosmetic Kohl is applied to the eyelids of a young man. Oral traditions relating to the words and deeds of Mohammad mention the use of Kohl frequently. It is believed to contribute towards the Islamic belief in thawaab, or reward.
Khaled Fazaa / AFP / Getty
Tehran, IranA woman leaves her shoes outside the Imam Khomeini Mosque.
Mohammad Kheirkhah / UPI / Landov
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
During the holiday, observant Muslims get up before dawn to eat, then pray and then do not eat again until after the fourth prayer of the day, which occurs around sunset.
Nozim Kalandarov / Reuters
Jerusalem, IsraelPalestinian women attend the first Friday prayers of the month at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Ammar Awad / Reuters
Mathura, IndiaYoung boys read the Koran at a madrasa, or religious school.
K. K. Arora / Reuters
Khartoum, SudanMen praying at the main mosque. Every day during the course of the month 1/30th of the Koran is recited, so that by the end of the month the entire book has been completed.
Mohamed Nureldin Abdalla / Reuters
St. Louis, Missouri, USAWomen pray at the Islamic Community Center in south St. Louis.
Christian Gooden / St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaForeign workers gather for iftar, the meal which marks the end of the daily fast during the holy month.
Reuters
Amman, JordanA shopkeeper hangs decorative lights in his store in celebration of the holiday.
Majed Jaber / Reuters
