• Kurdish Muslims attend a noon prayer during Ramadan at a mosque in Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq. EPA
    Kurdish Muslims attend a noon prayer during Ramadan at a mosque in Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq. EPA
  • A Ramadan cannon is fired to mark the breaking of the fast during Ramadan in the Giza district of Cairo, Egypt. AFP
    A Ramadan cannon is fired to mark the breaking of the fast during Ramadan in the Giza district of Cairo, Egypt. AFP
  • A worker of the Bidyanondo Foundation non-profit organisation prepares Iftar food for people in need during Ramadan, in Dhaka. AFP
    A worker of the Bidyanondo Foundation non-profit organisation prepares Iftar food for people in need during Ramadan, in Dhaka. AFP
  • An Iraqi baker makes traditional bread known as 'Sammon' during Ramadan at a bakery in Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
    An Iraqi baker makes traditional bread known as 'Sammon' during Ramadan at a bakery in Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
  • A displaced Syrian girl grinds a customer's chickpeas for a fee, during Ramadan, at the Washukanni camp for the internally displaced in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province. AFP
    A displaced Syrian girl grinds a customer's chickpeas for a fee, during Ramadan, at the Washukanni camp for the internally displaced in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province. AFP
  • A Palestinian woman wearing a protective face mask conducts the evening prayer during Ramadan next to the gate of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the old city of Jerusalem, Israel. EPA
    A Palestinian woman wearing a protective face mask conducts the evening prayer during Ramadan next to the gate of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the old city of Jerusalem, Israel. EPA
  • Children of the Jordanian Imam Ahmad al Harasis read holy Quran at their home prior to Taraweeh prayer, in Amman, Jordan. Reuters
    Children of the Jordanian Imam Ahmad al Harasis read holy Quran at their home prior to Taraweeh prayer, in Amman, Jordan. Reuters
  • Kausar Hussain in Columbia Heights, Minnestota, created a foundation last year in honor of her son who died while in medical school. She wasn't quite sure of its mission and focus - until Covid-19. She's now funding and creating "iftar boxes'' -- free meals for people breaking their fast during Ramadan. AP
    Kausar Hussain in Columbia Heights, Minnestota, created a foundation last year in honor of her son who died while in medical school. She wasn't quite sure of its mission and focus - until Covid-19. She's now funding and creating "iftar boxes'' -- free meals for people breaking their fast during Ramadan. AP
  • Aminata Keita loads meals into the trunk of a car in Columbia Heights, Minnesota. She and other volunteers serve from 100 to 150 boxes each night for Muslims breaking their fasts at sundown. AP
    Aminata Keita loads meals into the trunk of a car in Columbia Heights, Minnesota. She and other volunteers serve from 100 to 150 boxes each night for Muslims breaking their fasts at sundown. AP
  • The son of the Jordanian Imam Ahmad al Harasis reads holy Quran at his home prior to Taraweeh prayer during Ramadan in Amman, Jordan. Reuters
    The son of the Jordanian Imam Ahmad al Harasis reads holy Quran at his home prior to Taraweeh prayer during Ramadan in Amman, Jordan. Reuters
  • An Iraqi man grills fish stewed in a traditional style known as 'Maskuf', Carp fish from the Tigris river grilled over firewood, at his shop in the Karada district in central Baghdad, Iraq. The 'Maskuf' meal is considered to be one of the favorite items in the Iraqi menu during Ramadan. EPA
    An Iraqi man grills fish stewed in a traditional style known as 'Maskuf', Carp fish from the Tigris river grilled over firewood, at his shop in the Karada district in central Baghdad, Iraq. The 'Maskuf' meal is considered to be one of the favorite items in the Iraqi menu during Ramadan. EPA
  • Volunteers distribute food boxes for people to break their fast during Ramadan, as the government relaxes a nationwide lockdown to help contain the spread of the coronavirus, in Peshawar, Pakistan. AP Photo
    Volunteers distribute food boxes for people to break their fast during Ramadan, as the government relaxes a nationwide lockdown to help contain the spread of the coronavirus, in Peshawar, Pakistan. AP Photo
  • A Muslim orphan wearing a facemask prays inside a orphanage centre during Ramadan in Srinagar. AFP
    A Muslim orphan wearing a facemask prays inside a orphanage centre during Ramadan in Srinagar. AFP
  • Muslim orphans wearing facemasks pray while maintaining social distancing inside a orphanage centre during Ramadan in Srinagar. AFP
    Muslim orphans wearing facemasks pray while maintaining social distancing inside a orphanage centre during Ramadan in Srinagar. AFP

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Ramadan around the world in photos: May 12

Images of an Islamic holy month like no other because of the coronavirus outbreak

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May 12, 2020

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