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25 Beautiful Ramadan Photos 2011
Muslims break their fast at the Jama Masjid mosque in New Delhi, India on Aug. 2.
Enjoy these lovely images of Muslims fasting, praying, reading Quran, and breaking their fast in this month of Ramadan.
Ramadan is a lunar month, so it is either 29 or 30 days long. It is a time of sacrifice, purification, prayer, and devotion to God.
Over a billion Muslims worldwide participate in the Ramadan fast.
My own daughter Salma is five years old, so she’s a little too young to fast. But she really wants to try, so I’m letting her fast two hours in the morning, except on school days 🙂
– Wael, Zawaj.com Editor
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- My daughter Salma is not quite ready to fast, but still enjoys an iftar meal. – Wael, Zawaj.com Editor
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- A roadside vendor sells fruit on the eve of the first day of Ramadan at a market in Srinagar, Kashmir on Aug. 1.
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- Riot police stand guard in Tahrir Square during Ramadan after military police forcibly removed demonstrators who refused to leave the area in Cairo, on July 2. Most of those gathered in the square had suspended their protest in anticipation of Ramadan.
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- A woman reads a copy of the Quran on the first night of Ramadan in Jakarta on July 31.
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- Palestinians shop for food ahead of Ramadan at Al-Zawiya market in Gaza City on July 30.
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- A Palestinian man reads the Quran at the al-Omari Mosque in Gaza City on Aug. 1.
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- Palestinian boys read the Quran at the al-Omari mosque in Gaza City on Aug. 1.
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- A Pakistani boy arranges food for Muslims to break their fast in Karachi on Aug. 1.
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- A Libyan family breaks their fast in a tent in Benghazi on Aug. 1.
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- A Kashmiri Muslim takes a nap at the Jamia Masjid (central mosque) in Srinagar on Aug. 2.
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- An Indonesian woman prays at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta on Aug 1.
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- Indonesian Muslim women pray on the first night of Ramadan on July 31 in Jakarta.
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- Muslim Indonesians pray on the first night of Ramadan on July 31 in Jakarta.
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- Indian Muslims offer prayers before breaking their fast at Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad, on Aug. 2.
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- Muslims break their fast at the Jama Masjid mosque in New Delhi, India on Aug. 2.
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- Men, women, and children observing Ramadan break their first day of fasting on a bridge in downtown Istanbul, Turkey on Aug. 1.
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- Men distribute food after the first day of Ramadan fasting at a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan, on Aug. 2.
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- Pakistani Muslims pray at the Dervesh Mosque in Peshawar on Aug. 1.
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- Muslims break their fast on the first day of Ramadan in Lahore, Pakistan, on Aug. 2.
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- A baker makes traditional food for Ramadan at a shop in Karachi, Pakistan, on Aug. 1.
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- A Tunisian store keeper displays his dates on the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan at a central market in Tunis.
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- A factory worker prepares thin vermicelli – known as Seviiyan – for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in the Indian city of Hyderabad.
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- Nepalese Muslims praying in Katmandu during Ramadan
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- Libyan men praying in Benghazi on the first day of Ramadan 2011.
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- The city of Hama, Syria is under siege by the government as Ramadan begins.
Ramadan 2011 Photos – Muslims Getting Ready
Muslim women having Ramadan iftar in Italy, 2008.
Ramadan has already started, but even before Ramadan began, Muslims all over the world were getting ready in many ways. Here are some photos of Muslims preparing for Ramadan in 2011 (and there’s one photo from 2008 as well – I came across it and found it interesting):
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- Muslim women having Ramadan iftar in Italy, 2008.
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- Ramadan food being prepared in Istanbul, Turkey
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- A Jordanian street vendor seen with Ramadan decorations, neon lights of crescents and stars that represent the season of Ramadan, which begins in August, in Amman, Jordan, Monday, July 18, 2011. Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, is celebrated as the period when the Quran, the Muslim holy book, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad about 1,400 years ago. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)
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- An Egyptian female street vendor grills corncobs on a street in Cairo, Egypt Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Egyptians are shopping in the streets of Cairo in preparation for the upcoming Muslim holy month of Ramadan beginning early August this year. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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- An Egyptian vendor displays clothes for sale at a street in Cairo, Egypt Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Egyptians are shopping in the streets of Cairo in preparation for the upcoming Muslim holy month of Ramadan beginning early August this year. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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- Egyptian protesters decorate Ramadan traditional lantern arround their tents at Tahrir Square, the focal point of the Egyptian uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, July 19, 2011 in preparation for the upcoming Muslims holy month of Ramadan beginning early August. Protesters have camped out in Tahrir for nearly two weeks demanding an overhaul of government. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
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- An Egyptian man rides a cart among vehicles on a street in Cairo, Egypt Wednesday, July 20, 2011.
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- An Egyptian man shops for a traditional lantern at a shop in Cairo, Egypt Monday, July 18, 2011. Egyptians shop for lanterns in preparation for the upcoming Muslims holy month of Ramadan beginning early August this year, to decorate their houses, shops and streets giving Egypt colorful and distinguished Ramadan nights among the Islamic world. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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- An Egyptian man carrying a child passes by traditional lanterns on display for sale at a street in Cairo, Egypt Monday, July 18, 2011. These lanterns come in all sizes, shapes and colors.
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- An Egyptian man leaves carrying traditional lanterns that he bought from a shop in Cairo, Egypt Monday, July 18, 2011. Egyptians shop for lanterns in preparation for the upcoming Muslims holy month of Ramadan beginning early August this year, to decorate their houses, shops and streets giving Egypt colorful and distinguished Ramadan nights among the Islamic world. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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- Two Egyptian vendors sit in a shop with traditional lanterns on display for sale on a street in Cairo, Egypt Wednesday, July 20, 2011.
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- A worker at Amman Municipality Slaughterhouse supervises the preparations for cleaning and packing chicken in Amman, Jordan Wednesday, July 20, 2011.
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- A worker at Amman Municipality Slaughterhouse slaughters chickens in the preparations for cleaning and packing, in Amman, Jordan Wednesday, July 20, 2011. The Amman Municipality Slaughterhouse started increasing their production of red meat and chickens to respond to the high demand for meat in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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- A worker at Amman Municipality Slaughterhouse removes the skin from beef in preparation to be shipped to the local market, in Amman, Jordan Wednesday, July 20, 2011. The Amman Municipality Slaughterhouse started increasing their production of red meat and chickens to respond to the high demand for meat in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
