The holy month of Ramadan is celebrated by Muslims worldwide marked by abstaining from food, water, sex and smoking from dawn to dusk.
Muslims Around the World Celebrate Ramadan

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A Palestinian vendor grills meat as he waits for customers before Iftar during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan,West Bank town of Jenin, July 30, 2013.

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Men prepare vermicelli, a specialty eaten during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, to be dried in a makeshift oven at a factory in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, July 16, 2013.

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Egyptian men attend afternoon prayers at al-Azhar mosque during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Cairo, July 14, 2013.

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A Muslim performs Friday prayers at a mosque during Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 12, 2013.