Eid and Ramadhan worldwide: In Picture

Picture 1: On the eve of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, an Iraqi man cleans the carpet at a mosque in Baghdad.

Picture 2: The last sunset before Ramadan in Gaza...

Picture 3: An Iraqi mother and child tour a Baghdad market for provisions. During Ramadan Muslims fast during the day.

Picture 4: Thousands pray at Jakarta's Istiqlal mosque, the largest in south-east Asia.

Picture 5: Indian Muslims also gathered in large numbers at this mosque in Delhi.

Picture 6: A Jakarta woman reads the Koran while waiting to break her fast, at the Istiqlal Mosque.

Picture 7 A popular food during Ramadan in Pakistan is Khajla Phehni, deep-fried protein-rich vermicelli.

Picture 8 In Afghanistan, at Kabul's main market dates are in plentiful supply for the first day of Ramadan, on Thursday...

Picture 9 and business is good for barbers too..

Picture 10 Muslims traditionally decorate their homes, like this woman in Amman, Jordan.

Picture 11 A shopping mall in the United Arab Emirates is decorated with stars and crescents for the holiday.

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