In pictures: Ramadhan 2014 around the world

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'Across a wide belt that stretches halfway around the globe, the world’s estimated 1.6 billion Muslims marked the beginning of Ramadan – the holiest month in the Islamic calendar where Muslims abstain from food, drink and other pleasures from sunrise to sunset.'

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - JUNE 27: Indonesian Muslim men pray as a man looks through a telescope to sight the new moon, the sign of the start of the Islamic holy month, Ramadan on June 27, 2014 in Jakarta,

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - JUNE 27: Indonesian Muslim children climb up to the roof of the mosque as elders try to sight the new moon, the sign of the start of the Islamic holy month, Ramadan on June 27

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - JUNE 27: Indonesian Muslims prepare to sight the new moon from the top of a mosque, the sign of the start of the Islamic holy month, Ramadan on June 27, 2014 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - JUNE 27: Indonesian Muslim men pray come down from the roof of a mosque after trying to sight the new moon, the sign of the start of the Islamic holy month, Ramadan on June 27, 2014 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

An officer of Malaysia's Islamic authority (2nd R) uses a telescope to perform "rukyah", the sighting of the new moon of Ramadan, in Putrajaya outside Kuala Lumpur June 27, 2014.

In this Sunday, June 15, 2014 photo, Egyptians shop for traditional lanterns used for the holy month of Ramadan starting next week, at a market in the neighborhood of Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo, Egypt.

An Egyptian worker makes a traditional Ramadan lantern marking the holy month of Ramadan at a market in the neighborhood of Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, June 26, 2014.

A vendor sells dates at a market ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Utaiqah neighbourhood, south of Riyadh June 26, 2014. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser (SAUDI ARABIA

A worker cleans a dome on Al-Mashun Mosque ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Medan, North Sumatra province June 24, 2014.

A Muslim woman uses her phone before the start of an evening mass prayer session called "tarawih" to mark the holy fasting month of Ramadan, which will begin on Sunday, at Al Markaz Al Islami Mosque in Makassar, South Sulawesi Province June 28, 2014.

Muslims attend an evening mass prayer session called "tarawih" to mark the holy fasting month of Ramadan, which will begin on Sunday, at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta June 28, 2014.

Muslims attend an evening mass prayer session called "tarawih" to mark the holy fasting month of Ramadan, which will begin on Sunday, at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta June 28, 2014.

A boy stands amongst Malaysian Muslims who are performing a special prayer called "taraweeh" in Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin mosque ahead of the holy month of Ramadan in Putrajaya, outside Kuala Lumpur June 28, 2014.

YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA - JUNE 28: Indonesian muslims perform prayers known as Tarawih at Kauman Great Mosque on June 28, 2014 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Residents shop ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan at the Shorja wholesale market in central Baghdad, June 28, 2014.

YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA - JUNE 28: Indonesian muslims perform prayers known as Tarawih at Kauman Great Mosque on June 28, 2014 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA - JUNE 28: Indonesian muslims perform prayers known as Tarawih at Kauman Great Mosque on June 28, 2014 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - JUNE 28: Indonesian muslim women reading Qoran during prayers known as Tarawih at Istiqlal Mosque the largest mosque in Southeast Asia on June 28, 2014 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Filipino Muslim students read the Koran at a classroom next to the Blue Mosque ahead of Muslims holiest month of Ramadan in Taguig, Metro Manila, June 28, 2014.

Filipino Muslim students read the Koran in a classroom next to the Blue Mosque ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Taguig, Metro Manila, June 28, 2014.

People attend a Friday prayer outside a worship hall of the Niujie Mosque in Beijing, June 27, 2014, ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

A man reads the Koran in a mosque in Sanaa, as Muslims prepare for the fasting month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, June 27, 2014.

A man prepares traditional sweets ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the port city of Sidon, southern Lebanon June 27, 2014.

Palestine, June 30 2014

Peshawar, Pakistan. June 29 2014

First day of Ramadhan

Peshawar, Pakistan. June 29 2014

Girls recite the Qur'an at the Grand Mosque in Sanaa on the first day of the fasting month

Students at an Islamic boarding school perform prayers on the first day of Ramadhan in Medan, North Sumatra June 29 1014

A Malaysian student reads the Qur'an at a school in Hulu Langat, near Kuala Lumpur on June 30 2014

Libyan men shop for olives and pickles from a vendor in downtown Tripoli before breaking their fast on June 29 2014

Taraweeh on the first day of Ramadhan in the Grand Faisal Mosque, Islamabad, Pakistan

The Grand Mosque in Sanaa, Yemen on June 29 2014

A Malaysian Muslim reads the Qur'an during a lunch break on the 2nd day of the holy month inside a mosque in Kuala Lumpur on June 30 2014

 

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Bahrainis look for the sliver of a new moon that would indicate the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, while standing on the shore of the Persian Gulf in the western village of Karzakan, Bahrain, Saturday, June 28, 2014.

A man passes a billboard that reads: "Generous Ramadan: every year may you be well," in Hamad Town, Bahrain, Saturday, June 28, 2014

Chinese Muslims attend a prayer session to mark the start of Ramadan at the Niujie mosque, the oldest and largest mosque in Beijing, China, Saturday, June 28, 2014.

A Kurdish volunteer of a local charity organization holds copies of Quran, Islam's holy book to be distributed a day before the starting of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, for displaced Iraqis who fled from Mosul and other towns, in Irbil north Iraq, Saturday, June 28, 2014.

Filipino Muslims gesture as they pray during the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Golden Mosque in downtown Manila, Philippines on Sunday, June 29, 2014

A Filipino Muslim boy plays inside the compound of the Golden Mosque in downtown Manila, Philippines on Sunday, June 29, 2014.

A Filipino Muslim prays during the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Golden Mosque in downtown Manila, Philippines on Sunday, June 29, 2014.

An Afghan street vendor, who sells watermelons, cleans his workspace as he waits for customers ahead of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, June 28, 2014.

Students perform a prayer during the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan at Ar-Raudlatul Hasanah Islamic boarding school in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, June 29, 2014.

An Afghan man reads the Quran during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 29, 2014.

A Palestinian boy reads the Quran, Islam's holy book, in the Al-Omari mosque in Gaza City on Sunday, June 29, 2014.

Palestinian boys rest as others pray and read the Quran, Islam's holy book, as they practice fasting during the day in the Al-Omari mosque in Gaza City on Sunday, June 29, 2014.

An Afghan man waits to break his fast at a mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 29, 2014.

A Palestinian boy reads the Quran, Islam's holy book, in the Al-Omari mosque in Gaza City on Sunday, June 29, 2014.

Syrian refugees women, who fled their home from Syria, pray inside their tent at a Syrian refugee camp in the eastern town of Marj in Bekaa valley, Lebanon, Sunday, June 29, 2014.

Syrian refugee Youmna, 4, right, and her brother Ammar, 3, sit outside their tent at a Syrian refugee camp in the eastern town of Marj in Bekaa valley, Lebanon, Sunday, June 29, 2014.

Syrian refugee Mohammed Nassar, 13, and his sister Alma, 3, play with their cat outside their tent at a Syrian refugee camp in the eastern town of Marj in Bekaa valley, Lebanon, Sunday, June 29, 2014.

A Palestinian vendor sells a bag of fried dough ball sweets locally called "awwamaat" at a shop on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the West Bank city of Nablus on Sunday, June 29, 2014.

Palestinian vendors make pancakes for sale, which usually are filled with cheese or nuts and made at home, while customers wait at a store on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the West Bank city of Jenin on Sunday, June 29, 2014.

A Pakistan Muslim woman offers an evening prayer called "tarawih" marking the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Grand Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, June 29, 2014.

A Pakistani boy offers an evening prayer at Grand Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, June 29, 2014.

Pakistan Muslims offer an evening prayer called 'tarawih' marking the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at an open area in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, June 29, 2014.

In this Sunday, June 29, 2014 photo, displaced Iraqi citizens prepare for a communal meal to break their fast during the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, at an encampment for displaced Iraqis who fled from Mosul and other towns, in the Khazer area outside Irbil north Iraq.

 

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Displaced Iraqis run behind a meal-distribution truck at a camp in the Khazer area outside Erbil, northern Iraq, on Sunday, as they scramble for meals to break their fast on the first day of Ramadan.

Syrian refugees pray outside their tent at a Syrian refugee camp in the eastern town of Marj in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley on Sunday.

A crescent moon is seen over a mosque after sunset in Karachi on Sunday.

An Afghan man reads the Koran at a Kabul mosque on Sunday.

Muslims wait to have their iftar meal at Prince Turki bin Abdullah mosque in Riyadh on Sunday.

A volunteer serves iftar for free at “charity tables” on a street in Cairo on Sunday.

A boy watches helpers distribute food as he waits to break fast at a mosque in Singapore on Sunday.

Pakistan Muslims offer an evening prayer called ‘tarawih’ marking the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Grand Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan

A Kurdish volunteer of a local charity organization arranges prayer carpets to be distributed a day before the starting of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

A teacher listens as children recite the Quran at the start of Muslim holy month of Ramadan at a madrassa in Nairobi, Kenya

 

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In this Sunday, June 29, 2014 photo, displaced Iraqi citizens gather for a communal meal to break their fast during the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, at an encampment for displaced Iraqis who fled from Mosul and other towns, in the Khazer area outside Irbil, northern Iraq.

Indian Muslim religious students read the Koran at a madrassa during the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan in Mumbai on June 30, 2014.

People eat at the breaking of fasting of the second day of Ramadan, in the premises of the Seeds of Solidarity ('Graine de Solidarite') association, on June 29, 2014, in Bordeaux. Founded in 1986, Seeds of Solidarity gives away free meals all year in the streets of Bordeaux, and serves up to 300 meals every night during Ramadan, to homeless and deprived people, regardless if they are Muslim or not.

A Malaysian Muslim woman feeds her child as they break their fast on the first day of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur on June 29, 2014.

An Afghan resident distributes dates as others break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan at the Wazir Akbar Khan Mosque on June 29, 2014.

In this Sunday, June 29, 2014 photo, displaced Iraqi boys scramble to receive food to break their fast during the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, at an encampment for displaced Iraqis who fled from Mosul and other towns, in the Khazer area outside Irbil, northern Iraq.

Afghans pray before breaking their fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 29, 2014.

An Iraqi Kurdish woman puts the final touches to bowls of food on the first day of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, for families who fled the violence in the northern province of Nineveh, at a mosque in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on June 29, 2014.

Young Malaysian Muslim children break their fast on the first day of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur on June 29, 2014.

Malaysian religious students read the Koran at school during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Hulu Langat, near Kuala Lumpur on June 30, 2014.

Malaysian religious students read the Koran at school during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Hulu Langat, near Kuala Lumpur on June 30, 2014.

Bangladeshi street vendors prepare Iftar food to break the daytime fast on the first day of Ramadan at a bazaar in the old part of Dhaka on June 30, 2014.

Indian Muslim religious students read the Koran at a madrassa during the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan in Mumbai on June 30, 2014.

Pakistani Muslims perform a special evening prayer 'Taraweeh' on the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, at a street in Karachi on June 29, 2014.

This photo taken on June 29, 2014 shows Afghan residents waiting to buy yogurt to use to break their fast at a roadside stall in Kabul during the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

In this photograph taken on June 29, 2014, Pakistani bakers make traditional food at the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at a shop in Karachi.

In this photograph taken on June 29, 2014, Pakistani residents buy traditional food at the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at a shop in Karachi.

Men prepare food for internally displaced Pakistani civilians, fleeing a military operation against Taliban militants in North Waziristan, as they break their fast during the month of Ramadan at a makeshift refugee camp in Bannu on June 29, 2014.

Internally displaced Pakistani civilians, fleeing a military operation against Taliban militants in North Waziristan, pray before breaking their fast during the month of Ramadan at a makeshift refugee camp in Bannu on June 29, 2014.

A volonteer of the Seeds of Solidarity ('Graine de Solidarite') association prepares meals before the breaking of fasting of the second day of Ramadan, in the association premises, on June 29, 2014, in Bordeaux.

Syrian Muslims break their fast on the first day of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, in northern city of Aleppo on June 29, 2014.

Syrian street vendors display vegetables on stalls in a street of the northern city of Aleppo on June 29, 2014 on the first day of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.

Young Malaysian Muslim children break their fast on the first day of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur on June 29, 2014.

 

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• Palestinian children hold Ramadan lanterns during a night vigil in Gaza City, calling for international attention to the deteriorating economic situation in the territory.

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• Filipino Muslim children pray at the Golden Mosque in Manila on the eve of Ramadan.

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In this Sunday, June 29, 2014 photo, displaced Iraqi citizens run behind a truck distributing meals to break their sunrise to sunset fast, during the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, at an encampment for displaced Iraqis who fled from Mosul and other towns, in the Khazer area outside Irbil, northern Iraq.

In this Sunday, June 29, 2014 photo, a displaced Iraqi man asks to receive a meal to break his fast, during the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, at an encampment for displaced Iraqis who fled from Mosul and other towns, in the Khazer area outside Irbil, northern Iraq.

In this Sunday, June 29, 2014 photo, a displaced Iraqi child holds a piece of bread during the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, at an encampment for displaced Iraqis who fled from Mosul and other towns, in the Khazer area outside Irbil, northern Iraq.

In this Sunday, June 29, 2014 photo, displaced Iraqi women hold pots and plates as they wait in line to receive food to break their fast during the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, at an encampment for displaced Iraqis who fled from Mosul and other towns, in the Khazer area outside Irbil, northern Iraq.

In this Sunday, June 29, 2014 photo, a displaced Iraqi man holds meals, being distributed by a Kurdish charity organization, for Muslims to break their sunrise to sunset fast during the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, at a camp for displaced Iraqis who fled from Mosul and other towns, in Khazer area outside Irbil, northern Iraq.

A child reacts after receiving food distributed on the occasion of Ramadan at a refugee camp, at a refugee camp.

 

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Turkish soldiers fire a military cannon to mark the fasting break time on June 28, 2014 at the Blue Mosque square during the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Istanbul.

Thousands of Turkish people break their fasting on June 28, 2014 at the Blue Mosque square during the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Istanbul.

Turkish people break their fasting on June 28, 2014 at the Blue Mosque square during the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Istanbul.

Turkish people break their fasting on June 28, 2014 at the Blue Mosque square during the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Istanbul.

Thousands of Turkish people break their fasting on June 28, 2014 at the Blue Mosque square during the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Istanbul.

In the picture above, a father held his daughter’s palms in his hands during prayers in New Delhi on Monday.

a group of men broke their fast to enjoy the evening meal also known as Iftar on the grounds of the Grand Mosque or Jama Masjid in the old quarters of Delhi on Monday evening.

a man prayed before breaking at Jama Masjid on Monday.

a young boy prepared to break his fast in the eastern Indian city of Guwahati on Monday.

young boys in Kashmir read the Arabic script from Qurans on Monday during the first day of Ramadan

a man bought bread at a store in the Indian western city of Ahmedabad on Monday evening.

bowls of sweets in milk and sugar syrup were distributed at the Mecca Mosque in the south Indian city of Hyderabad on Monday evening.

 

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Students pray on the first day of Ramadan at the Ar-Raudlatul Hasanah Islamic boarding school on June 29 in Medan, Indonesia.

Children read and memorize the holy Quran, Islam's holy book, at a mosque in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

A Palestinian man reads the Quran in the Sayed al-Hashim Mosque in Gaza City.

Children recite passages from the Quran at an Islamic school in Nairobi, Kenya.

A Tunisian vendor displays dates at his stall at the central market in Tunis.

An Indian Muslim family prays before breaking their fast on the first day of holy month Ramadan at the Jama Mosque in New Delhi, India, Monday, June 30, 2014.

A Pakistani prays before breaking his fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, outside a mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, June 30, 2014.

Indian Muslims break fast on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan at the Jama Mosque in New Delhi, India, Monday, June 30, 2014.

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Plates of food are prepared and ready for free distribution for the Iftar meal that breaks the day's fast at sunset, during the holy month of Ramadan outside a mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, June 30, 2014.

A Palestinian youth plays with a homemade sparkler after breaking his fast on the second day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, June 30, 2014.

A displaced Iraqi man receives food for a communal meal to break the fast during the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan on Sunday, June 29, 2014. The encampment houses Iraqis who fled from Mosul and other towns in the Khazer area outside Irbil in north Iraq.

A Yemeni street vendor displays fruits for sale to be eaten after breaking the fast on the first day of the month of Ramadan in a market in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, June 28, 2014.

An elderly man reads verses of the Quran, Islam's holy book, on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in the Grand Mosque in the Old City of Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, June 28, 2014.

A Filipino Muslim prays during the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Golden Mosque in downtown Manila, Philippines, Sunday, June 29, 2014.

An Afghan man prays during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 29, 2014.

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[Muhammad]

I assume these are recent pictures from this Friday. Taken from the Telegraph's 'latest picture gallery':

In pictures: Friday prayers of Ramadan

Muslim youths pray atop motorcycle taxis during Ramadan in front of al-Satie Mosque in Baseco, metro Manila.

Palestinians pray on the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan as Israeli policemen stand guard in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Wadi al-Joz. Palestinians infuriated at the kidnap and killing of 16-year-old Mohammed Abu Khudair they blame on far-right Jews, clashed with Israeli police in Jerusalem on Friday, while cross-border shelling in the Gaza Strip abated under Egyptian mediation. Ahead of Abu Khudair's funeral, Israeli police deployed extra forces in Jerusalem and barred men under the age of 50 from al Aqsa mosque complex, the city's most sacred Muslim site, forcing hundreds of men to hold prayers outside the gates of the Old City.

An Indian Muslim prays at the Jama Mosque in New Delhi, India

Kenyan Muslim men pray at Jamia mosque in Nairobi, Kenya

Indian Muslims offer prayers at the Jama Mosque in New Delhi, India

Palestinian Muslims read verses of the Quran during the early morning prayer of the first Friday of Ramadan in the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin

Nigerian Muslim women offer prayers on the first Friday of Ramadan at the central Mosque in Lagos, Nigeria

Malaysian Muslim volunteers prepare the famous Malay dishes 'bubur lambuk' during the Muslims fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in Kuala Lumpur. Bubur lambuk or rice porridge is the most popular dish for breaking the Ramadan fast in Malaysiaand it is distributed free to the public during Ramadan

Muslim devotees offer prayers in Bhopal, India

A Palestinian woman walks amongst Israeli border police after she was not permitted to cross into Jerusalem to attend the first Friday prayer of Ramadan in al-Aqsa mosque, at Qalandia checkpoint near the West Bank city of Ramallah.

The Dome of the Rock is seen in the background as Palestinians pray near Israeli police standing guard in the Arab east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Ras al-Amud

Indian Muslims gather to break the fast after sundown in Jama Mosque, New Delhi

 

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Street vendor sell fruits and foods for iftar in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. June 30 (REUTERS/Andrew Biraj)

People gather to buy foods for iftar from street vendor in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. June 30. (REUTERS/Andrew Biraj)

A Bangladeshi man pray in mosque in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. June 30. (REUTERS/Andrew Biraj)

Bangladeshi Muslim men listen to Islamic lecture in a mosque in the first day of Ramadan. June 29 (REUTERS/Edgar Su)

A boy read Qur'an while wait for iftar time in a mosque in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. June 30. (REUTERS/Andew Biraj)