• A Muslim at Ggaba landing site on Lake Victoria, Kampala, Uganda, after Eid Al Fitr prayers that mark the end of Ramadan. AFP
    A Muslim at Ggaba landing site on Lake Victoria, Kampala, Uganda, after Eid Al Fitr prayers that mark the end of Ramadan. AFP
  • US singer Teyana Taylor arrives for the 2022 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The gala raises money for the museum's Costume Institute. AFP
    US singer Teyana Taylor arrives for the 2022 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The gala raises money for the museum's Costume Institute. AFP
  • Roman Kovalenko, 18, skateboarding at sunset in Peace Square, Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine. He skates alone now that all his friends have fled the Russian onslaught. AFP
    Roman Kovalenko, 18, skateboarding at sunset in Peace Square, Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine. He skates alone now that all his friends have fled the Russian onslaught. AFP
  • A woman and child leave after prayers on the last Friday of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Jama Masjid in the old quarter of New Delhi, India. Reuters
    A woman and child leave after prayers on the last Friday of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Jama Masjid in the old quarter of New Delhi, India. Reuters
  • An Arab Israeli with a Palestinian national flag during a demonstration near the city of Sakhnin in northern Israel. On May 15 Palestinians will mark the 74th anniversary of the Nakba, the 'catastrophe' of Israel's creation in 1948. AFP
    An Arab Israeli with a Palestinian national flag during a demonstration near the city of Sakhnin in northern Israel. On May 15 Palestinians will mark the 74th anniversary of the Nakba, the 'catastrophe' of Israel's creation in 1948. AFP
  • Russian troops march during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade that will take place at Dvortsovaya Square in St Petersburg on May 9 to celebrate 77 years since victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War. AP Photo
    Russian troops march during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade that will take place at Dvortsovaya Square in St Petersburg on May 9 to celebrate 77 years since victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War. AP Photo
  • The cannon in Burj Park, Dubai, fires to mark the last day of Ramadan. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    The cannon in Burj Park, Dubai, fires to mark the last day of Ramadan. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • US actor Tom Cruise attends the global premiere of 'Top Gun: Maverick' on the 'USS Midway' in San Diego, California. The film is scheduled for release in US theatres on May 27. EPA
    US actor Tom Cruise attends the global premiere of 'Top Gun: Maverick' on the 'USS Midway' in San Diego, California. The film is scheduled for release in US theatres on May 27. EPA
  • A Syrian youth swims in the Euphrates River in the northern city of Raqa on the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. AFP
    A Syrian youth swims in the Euphrates River in the northern city of Raqa on the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. AFP
  • Muslim women attend the Eid Al Fitr prayer on the 'sea of sands' at Parangkusumo beach in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Getty Images
    Muslim women attend the Eid Al Fitr prayer on the 'sea of sands' at Parangkusumo beach in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Getty Images
  • Policemen during a demonstration by Sri Lankan university students against the economic crisis near the parliament building in Colombo. AFP
    Policemen during a demonstration by Sri Lankan university students against the economic crisis near the parliament building in Colombo. AFP
  • Muslim girls at Eid Al Fitr prayers in a park in the mixed Arab-Jewish city of Jaffa, near Tel Aviv, Israel. AP Photo
    Muslim girls at Eid Al Fitr prayers in a park in the mixed Arab-Jewish city of Jaffa, near Tel Aviv, Israel. AP Photo
  • Supporters of Philippine vice president and presidential candidate Leni Robredo at a campaign rally in Baguio City, Benguet province, Philippines. Reuters
    Supporters of Philippine vice president and presidential candidate Leni Robredo at a campaign rally in Baguio City, Benguet province, Philippines. Reuters
  • The turret of a destroyed Russian tank stuck in the ground in Zalissia, near Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
    The turret of a destroyed Russian tank stuck in the ground in Zalissia, near Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
  • Fireworks above the Yas Bay waterfront mark Eid Al Fitr. Victor Besa / The National
    Fireworks above the Yas Bay waterfront mark Eid Al Fitr. Victor Besa / The National
  • A view of Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain at 3,776 metres, from Shonan Kaigan Park in Fujisawa, south of Tokyo, during the 'golden week' holiday. AFP
    A view of Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain at 3,776 metres, from Shonan Kaigan Park in Fujisawa, south of Tokyo, during the 'golden week' holiday. AFP
  • Worshippers at Masjid Bani Hashim mosque in Abu Dhabi, which is a replica of the Dome of the Rock mosque in Jerusalem. Victor Besa / The National
    Worshippers at Masjid Bani Hashim mosque in Abu Dhabi, which is a replica of the Dome of the Rock mosque in Jerusalem. Victor Besa / The National
  • AFC Bournemouth's Mark Travers celebrates promotion to the English Premier League with fans on the pitch after the match against Nottingham Forest at the Vitality Stadium. Reuters
    AFC Bournemouth's Mark Travers celebrates promotion to the English Premier League with fans on the pitch after the match against Nottingham Forest at the Vitality Stadium. Reuters
  • Residents use hoses to collect drinking water from a tanker on a hot summer day in New Delhi. AFP
    Residents use hoses to collect drinking water from a tanker on a hot summer day in New Delhi. AFP
  • US actress Amber Heard in the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Court during a defamation case brought against her by former husband Johnny Depp, in Fairfax, Virginia. AFP
    US actress Amber Heard in the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Court during a defamation case brought against her by former husband Johnny Depp, in Fairfax, Virginia. AFP
  • Labourers at a brick kiln in Dolike village on the outskirts of Jalandhar in India's Punjab state. Bricks are the backbone of India’s urban construction industry and the coal-fired kilns that produce them are an important source of employment for seasonal workers. Each labourer is paid about $10.50 for every 1,000 bricks they make. The estimated 1,600 active kilns around Punjab state make about five million bricks each season. AFP
    Labourers at a brick kiln in Dolike village on the outskirts of Jalandhar in India's Punjab state. Bricks are the backbone of India’s urban construction industry and the coal-fired kilns that produce them are an important source of employment for seasonal workers. Each labourer is paid about $10.50 for every 1,000 bricks they make. The estimated 1,600 active kilns around Punjab state make about five million bricks each season. AFP
  • Girls during a visit to Wadi Hussein mosque, also known as the Talo Mano mosque – one of the oldest mosques in Thailand – on a public holiday after Eid Al Fitr in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat. AFP
    Girls during a visit to Wadi Hussein mosque, also known as the Talo Mano mosque – one of the oldest mosques in Thailand – on a public holiday after Eid Al Fitr in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat. AFP
  • US President Joe Biden welcomes Olympians from Team USA to the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. The Olympians participated in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games and Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. EPA
    US President Joe Biden welcomes Olympians from Team USA to the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. The Olympians participated in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games and Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. EPA
  • Tourists at a park in Qianxinan, in China's south-west Guizhou province. AFP
    Tourists at a park in Qianxinan, in China's south-west Guizhou province. AFP
  • An aerial picture of Nasiriyah, Iraq, during a heavy sandstorm. Iraq was hammered by a series of such storms in April, which grounded flights and caused dozens to be admitted to hospital with respiratory problems. AFP
    An aerial picture of Nasiriyah, Iraq, during a heavy sandstorm. Iraq was hammered by a series of such storms in April, which grounded flights and caused dozens to be admitted to hospital with respiratory problems. AFP
  • Green tea plantations in Boseong, South Jeolla province, about 318 kilometres from Seoul. AFP
    Green tea plantations in Boseong, South Jeolla province, about 318 kilometres from Seoul. AFP
  • People seeking shade sleep beneath a bridge over the Yamuna river on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India. Reuters
    People seeking shade sleep beneath a bridge over the Yamuna river on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India. Reuters
  • A burning oil storage unit on the outskirts of Donetsk city during the Russia-Ukraine conflict in eastern Ukraine. Reuters
    A burning oil storage unit on the outskirts of Donetsk city during the Russia-Ukraine conflict in eastern Ukraine. Reuters
  • Muslims visiting the graves of relatives at the Wadi al-Salam (Valley of Peace) cemetery in the city of Najaf, Iraq, during Eid Al Fitr. AFP
    Muslims visiting the graves of relatives at the Wadi al-Salam (Valley of Peace) cemetery in the city of Najaf, Iraq, during Eid Al Fitr. AFP
  • Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds arrive at the 2022 Met Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Getty Images
    Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds arrive at the 2022 Met Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Getty Images

Weekend

The best photos of the week: from Eid Al Fitr to the Met Gala

The most striking pictures from around the world

Tim Knowles
Tim Knowles

May 06, 2022

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Thursday's best photos: from tea plantations in South Korea to Olympians at the White House

Wednesday's best photos: from India's heatwave to Roe v Wade

Tuesday's best photos: from the Met Gala to Eid fireworks

Monday's best photos: from a heatwave in India to Hungary's latest tourist attraction

Sunday's best photos: from Real Madrid celebrations to a spring maypole

Saturday's best photos: from bathing elephants in India to an industrial fire in Azerbaijan

The five pillars of Islam

1. Fasting 

2. Prayer 

3. Hajj 

4. Shahada 

5. Zakat 

Islamophobia definition

A widely accepted definition was made by the All Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims in 2019: “Islamophobia is rooted in racism and is a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness.” It further defines it as “inciting hatred or violence against Muslims”.

While you're here
Who's who in Yemen conflict

Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government

Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council

Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south

Habrish 'rebels': Tribal-backed forces feuding with STC over control of oil in government territory

Golden Shoe top five (as of March 1):

Harry Kane, Tottenham, Premier League, 24 goals, 48 points
Edinson Cavani, PSG, Ligue 1, 24 goals, 48 points
Ciro Immobile, Lazio, Serie A, 23 goals, 46 points
Mohamed Salah, Liverpool, Premier League, 23 goals, 46 points
Lionel Messi, Barcelona, La Liga, 22 goals, 44 points

Updated: October 13, 2022, 11:26 AM
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