A Muslim man walks out from Kashmir's Jamia Masjid after performing prayers during Ramadan in Srinagar August 26, 2009. Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR)
A Muslim boy walks inside Kashmir's Jamia Masjid during Ramadan in Srinagar August 26, 2009. Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR RELIGION IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Muslims perform ablution from the fountain waters inside the compound of Kashmir's Jamia Masjid during Ramadan in Srinagar August 26, 2009. Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR RELIGION)
Muslim women perform prayers inside Kashmir's Jamia Masjid during Ramadan in Srinagar August 26, 2009. Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR RELIGION)
Muslims perform ablution from the fountain waters inside the compound of Kashmir's Jamia Masjid during Ramadan in Srinagar August 26, 2009. Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR RELIGION SOCIETY)
Muslim women pray as a girl sits inside Kashmir's Jamia Masjid during Ramadan in Srinagar August 26, 2009. Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR RELIGION SOCIETY)
An Afghan boy recites the Quran at a mosque on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009. Muslims throughout the world are celebrating Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar and are required to fast from dawn till dusk.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Afghan boys recite the Quran at a mosque on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009. Muslims throughout the world are celebrating Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar and are required to fast from dawn till dusk.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Ramadan reading : A Muslim man reads the Koran, Islam's holy book, as he sits inside a mosque in Dubai on the third day of the fasting months of Ramadan.(AFP/Karim Sahib)
Muslims pray during the fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in Malaga, southern Spain, August 24, 2009. Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and conducting sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.REUTERS/Jon Nazca (SPAIN SOCIETY RELIGION)
A Muslim man washes his face before praying during the fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in Malaga, southern Spain, August 24, 2009. Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and conducting sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.REUTERS/Jon Nazca (SPAIN SOCIETY RELIGION)
Muslims break their fast during the fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in Malaga, southern Spain, August 24, 2009. Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and conducting sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.REUTERS/Jon Nazca (SPAIN SOCIETY RELIGION)
Mazen Aburas of Wayne, N.J., prays Monday afternoon, Aug. 24, 2009, at United Islamic Center in Paterson, N.J. Ramadan is underway, and charitable donations, a tenet of the Muslim religion, may be down this year due to many factors, including the U.S. economic crisis and investigations into several large charities.(AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Men celebrate their conversion to Islam as they break fast during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Riyadh August 24, 2009. Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and conducting sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA POLITICS SOCIETY RELIGION)
A Filipino man embraces Saudi Sheikh Noah to celebrate his conversion to Islam before breaking fast during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Riyadh August 24, 2009. Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and conducting sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.REUTERS/ Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA POLITICS SOCIETY RELIGION)
A policeman stands guard outside a mosque in the holy month of Ramadan in Baghdad August 24, 2009. Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and conducting sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ RELIGION SOCIETY)
Muslims pray in a mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Baghdad August 24, 2009. Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and conducting sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ RELIGION SOCIETY)
Muslims pray in a mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Baghdad August 24, 2009. Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and conducting sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ RELIGION SOCIETY)
Men gather for glasses of water after breaking their fast on the second day of Ramadan in the Dewatagaha Jumma Mosque in Colombo August 24, 2009. Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA RELIGION SOCIETY)
Men pray after breaking their fast on the second day of Ramadan in the Dewatagaha Jumma Mosque in Colombo August 24, 2009. Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA RELIGION SOCIETY)
A man looks at a date before eating it to break his fast on the second day of Ramadan in the Dewatagaha Jumma Mosque in Colombo August 24, 2009. Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA RELIGION SOCIETY)
Thousands of foreign workers queue up each afternoon to get a free meal at a charity tent, while on the other side of the Gulf hub rich Muslims stream into five-star hotels for lavish buffets, water-pipes and live music under canvas.
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