Coloured lights in the shape of the crescent and
star for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan
are seen hanging outside a shop in the West
Bank town of Hebron.
A Palestinian man brushes flies away from his
dates for sale before the Muslim holy fasting
month of Ramadan in the market in Gaza
City, Monday, Sept. 10, 2007.
A Palestinian Man stands near Ramadan
decorations at the entrance to Al-Aqsa
Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old
City September 10, 2007.
Palestinian women walk past Ramadan
decorations near the entrance to
Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's
Old City September 10, 2007.
People shop in preparation for the Muslim fasting
month of Ramadan at a market in Amman
September 11, 2007.
A man works on a Fanoos, or a Ramadan lantern
used during the Muslim fasting month, as he
puts them up for sale at his shop in Amman
September 11, 2007.
A boy puts up decorative lightings, commonly
displayed on the exteriors of homes during
the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, for
sale at a shop in Amman September
11, 2007.
A man carries a Fanoos, or a Ramadan lantern
used during the Muslim fasting month, as he
puts them up for sale at his shop in Amman
September 11, 2007.
A Palestinian vendor serves a client at a
market in the town of Khan Yunis,
southern Gaza Strip, ahead of
the holy month of Ramadan.
An Egyptian youth crafts 'Fanous Ramadan',
a traditional candle lamp for the holy
fasting month of Ramadan, at a
shop in downtown Cairo, on 10
September, 2007.
Iraqis buy nuts and seeds ahead of the holy
month of Ramadan at a market in Najaf,
160 kms (100 miles) south of Baghdad.
Moroccan bakers prepare breads in a traditional
oven in Rabat, ahead of Ramadan which starts
this week.
A Somali boy shops on for clothes at Bakara market
on the first day of the Muslim fasting month of
Ramadan in Mogadishu September 13, 2007.
A shopkeeper displays snacks at his shop on
the eve of the Muslim fasting month of
Ramadan in the northern Indian city
of Lucknow September 13, 2007.
Egyptian men read the Quran on the first day
of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in
Amr-Abn Alas mosque in Cairo September
13, 2007.
A Palestinian vendor displays traditional sweets
on the first day of Muslim fasting month of
Ramadan in the West Bank city of Nablus
September 13, 2007.
A Palestinian man reads the Quran in front
of his shop on the first day of Ramadan in
the West Bank city of Jenin September
13, 2007.
Foreign workers gather for a mass feast at
the end of the first day of the Muslim
fasting month of Ramadan in Riyadh
September 13, 2007.
A vendor waits for customers as he sells caps
ahead of the Muslim fasting month of
Ramadan in Karachi September 13,
2007.
A man selects prayer beads at a roadside stall
ahead of the Muslim fasting month of
Ramadan in Karachi September 13,
2007.
A vendor sells dates ahead of the Muslim
fasting month of Ramadan in Karachi
September 13, 2007.
A vendor sells caps ahead of the Muslim fasting
month of Ramadan in Karachi September 13,
2007.
People buy caps ahead of the Muslim fasting
month of Ramadan in Karachi September 13,
2007.
Palestinian men read the Quran inside the Al Aqsa
compound during the Muslim fasting month of
Ramadan in Jerusalem September 13, 2007.
Palestinian worshippers attend first prayers of
the holy month of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa
Mosque compound in Jerusalem
September 13, 2007.
A boy has his eyes smeared with traditional Kohl
eyeliner at the Grand Mosque in Sanaa on the
first day of the holy Muslim month of
Ramadan September 13, 2007.
Turks line up to get free food served by local
authorities in a giant tent to break their fast
on the first day of the holy month of
Ramadan in Istanbul September 13,
2007.
A man reads the Quran at the Bakiria Mosque
in Sanaa at the first day of the holy Muslim
month of Ramadan September 13, 2007.
An Iranian man makes traditional sweets used
for breaking fast, on the first day of the
Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in
Tehran September 13, 2007.
A Saudi man reads from the Quran on the first day
of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Riyadh
September 13, 2007.
A Saudi man prays on the first day of the Muslim
fasting month of Ramadan in Riyadh September
13, 2007.
A Muslim man reads the Quran before attending
prayers during the holy month of Ramadan at
a mosque in Yinchuan, northwest China's
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
September 16, 2007.
Muslim men pray in a Mosque during the holy
month of Ramadan at the Nanguan Mosque
in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui
Autonomous Region September 16, 2007.
An Iraqi baker prepares platters of sweets for
Iftar, the breaking of the fast, in the city
of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles)
south of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday,
Sept. 16, 2007.
An Iraqi baker carries platters of sweets for
Iftar, the breaking of the fast, in the city
of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles)
south of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday,
Sept. 16, 2007.
Men prepare food for poor families during
the holy month of Ramadan, at the
Abdul Qader al-Jilani Mosque in
Baghdad September 16, 2007.
Muslim children pray at a Mosque during
the holy month of Ramadan in the
northern Indian city of
Chandigarh September
16, 2007.
Iraqi refugees receive their iftar meal, from
United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR) and Syrian Arab
Red Crescent (SARC) in Damascus,
Syria September 16, 2007.
Iraqi kitchen workers prepare food for poor
families at the Abdul Khader al-Kilani
Mosque in Baghdad, Iraq on Monday,
Sept. 17, 2007.
Iraqi children wait for food at the Abdul Khader
al-Kilani Mosque in Baghdad, Iraq on Monday,
Sept. 17, 2007.
A Palestinian Muslim girl looks out from her family
house which is decorated with festive lights
during the holy month of Ramadan, in the
West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday,
Sept. 17, 2007.
Palestinian children hold lanterns as they celebrate
the holy month of Ramadan in Gaza City, Monday,
Sept. 17, 2007.
A Palestinian man prays during the
holy month of Ramadan at the
main Mosque in the West Bank
city of Ramallah September 18,
2007.
A Palestinian man reads the Quran during the
holy month of Ramadan at the main Mosque
in the West Bank city of Ramallah
September 18, 2007.
An Egyptian man prepares Iftar meals near tent
street during the holy month of Ramadan in
Cairo, September 18, 2007.
An Egyptian man holds Iftar meals near tent
street during the holy month of Ramadan in
Cairo, September 18, 2007.
Egyptian men eating Iftar at a local tent
street during the holy month of Ramadan
in Cairo, September 18, 2007.
An Egyptian man reads Quran after Iftar
in a Mosque during the holy month of
Ramadan in Cairo, September 18,
2007.
Palestinian children clamour for food handouts
at "Takeyat Ibrahim" at Jerusalem's Old city,
September 18, 2007, during the first week
of holy month of Ramadan.
A Palestinian Muslim man performs wudu (ablution)
before prayers during the holy month of Ramadan
in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday,
Sept. 18, 2007.
Palestinian Muslims pray in a Mosque during
the holy month of Ramadan, in the West
Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, Sept.
18, 2007.
Three Afghan men chat as they sit on a hilltop awaiting
sunset so they can break their fast during the holy
month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan,Thursday,
Sept. 20, 2007.
Kashmiri Muslim children look out from a window
of a Mmosque after breaking their fast during
the fasting month of Ramadan in Jammu
September 20, 2007.
Visually impaired Palestinian Muslim students read
verses of the Quran during a Ramadan event at
Al-Qabas Islamic school for the visually
impaired in the West Bank city of
Ramallah, Thursday, Sept. 20,
2007.
Kashmiri Muslims perform prayers on the second Friday
of the holy month of Ramadan inside the nearly
500-year-old Jamia Masjid in Srinagar
September 21, 2007.
A woman reads the Quran during Friday prayers during
the holy month of Ramadan at the historic Umayyad
Mosque in Old Damascus September 21, 2007.
Palestinians worshippers pray near the checkpoint in
the West Bank city of Bethlehem during the holy
month of Ramadan, September 21, 2007.
Zionist police officers "stand guard" as Palestinian
worshippers pray at Qalandiya checkpoint on the
outskirts of Jerusalem during
the holy month of Ramadan, September 21, 2007.
A Palestinian woman reads the Quran as she waits
to cross the checkpoint in the West Bank city of
Bethlehem during the holy month of Ramadan,
September 21, 2007.
Two worshippers sit in the courtyard of the historical
Umayyad Mosque in Old Damascus September 21,
2007, for Friday prayers during the holy month
of Ramadan.
A view inside the historic Umayyad Mosque in Old
Damascus September 21, 2007, at Friday prayers
during the holy month of Ramadan.
A Syrian girl prays in the historic Umayyad Mosque
in Old Damascus September 21, 2007, at Friday
prayers during the holy month of Ramadan.
Muslim men read during Ramadan in a Mosque
at Treichville in Abidjan September 19, 2007.
Muslim girls sit in a Mosque at Treichville in
Abidjan during Ramadan September 19,
2007.
El Hadj Bamba Gaoussou (2nd L) reads with other
Muslims before the beginning of prayer at a
Mosque in Treichville in Abidjan September
19, 2007.
Muslim men prepare for prayer during Ramadan in
a Mosque at Treichville in Abidjan September
19, 2007.
Muslim men pray during Ramadan in a Mosque at
Treichville in Abidjan September 19, 2007.
Palestinian boys hold a homemade sparkler firework
after breaking their fast at the end of the seventh
day of Ramadan in the West Bank city of Ramallah,
Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007.