An elderly Palestinian man passes a display of bags ahead of Eid al-Fitr celebrations, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in the West Bank city of Ramallah October 16, 2006. REUTERS/Loay Abu Haykel (WEST BANK)
A Palestinians man sells toys ahead of Eid al-Fitr celebrations, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in the West Bank city of Ramallah October 16, 2006. REUTERS/Loay Abu Haykel (WEST BANK)
A sweet-maker prepares Ramadan sweets for customers at Sheraton hotel in Beirut October 14, 2006. Dozens of Lebanese sit at tables piled with Mediterranean appetisers, putting on sleek golden water pipes and tapping their feet to an Arab pop singer. This typical Ramadan night scene at crowded seaside cafes and restaurants in central Beirut suggests that at least some Lebanese are determined to enjoy themselves despite the recent ordeal of Israel's 34-day war with Hezbollah guerrillas. Picture taken October 14,2006. TO MATCH FEATURE LEBANON RAMADAN REUTERS/Khalil Hassan (LEBANON)
Retired Egyptian actress Suhair Ramzi poses in June 2006 during the shooting of her comeback TV series "Habeeb el-Rouh" directed by Tayseer Abboud, after 12 years of absence. Egyptian actresses who left the world of entertainment for a more "religiously correct" lifestyle are back on TV screens this Ramadan, in a bid to reinvent their image more in line with the growing Islamic trend.(AFP/File/Amro Maraghi)
Egyptian actress Sabreen arrives at the set in June 2006 during the shooting of her new TV series "Kashkool L'Koll Muwaten" at Al-Mansuriyah, 25 Kms west of Giza. Egyptian actresses who left the world of entertainment for a more "religiously correct" lifestyle are back on TV screens this Ramadan, in a bid to reinvent their image more in line with the growing Islamic trend.(AFP/File/Amro Maraghi)
Egyptian actress Hanan Turk smiles to photographers on 06 October 2006 in Cairo. Egyptian actresses who left the world of entertainment for a more "religiously correct" lifestyle are back on TV screens this Ramadan, in a bid to reinvent their image more in line with the growing Islamic trend.(AFP/File/Amro Maraghi)
Iraqi Shiites march to the Imam Ali Mosque, just south of Basra, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006. Shiites marked the anniversary of Imam Ali's death Sunday. Ali died on the 21st day of Ramadan, three days after receiving a mortal head wound while he was performing morning prayers in mosque in the city of Kufa. Imam Ali is the most revered religious figure to the Shiites. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
Kashmiri Muslim women pray as kids play during the death anniversary of Ali Ibn Abu Talib, son in law of Prophet Mohammed at Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, India, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006. On the 21st day of the holy month of Ramadan Ali Ibn Abu Talib, son in law of Prophet Mohammed passed away from the poison of the sword which was stuck by Ibn Muljim while in Sujood Fajr prayer in Kufa, Iraq. (AP Photo/ Mukhtar Khan)
Kashmiri Muslims offer prayers as doves fly during the death anniversary of the Ali Ibn Abu Talib son in law of Prophet Mohammed at Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, India, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006. On the 21st holy month of Ramadan Ali Ibn Abu Talib son in law of Prophet Mohammed passes away from the poison of the sword which was stuck by Ibn Muljim while in Sujood Fajr prayer in Kufa, Iraq. (AP Photo/ Mukhtar Khan)
A veiled Palestinian woman is seen through festive Ramadan lights hanging in the market in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006. Muslims throughout the world are marking the holy fasting month of Ramadan, where observants fast from dawn till dusk. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
An Iraqi Shiite woman holds a religious flag in front of the Imam Ali Mosque, just south of Basra, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006. Shiites marked the anniversary of Imam Ali's death Sunday. Ali died on the 21st day of Ramadan, three days after receiving a mortal head wound while he was performing morning prayers in the mosque in the city of Kufa. Imam Ali is the most revered religious figure to the Shiites. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
Syrian director Rasha Sharbatji(2ndR) directs her actors on the set of a soap opera titled in Arabic, "Gouzlane Fi Ghabet al-Zia'b" (Gazelles in the Wolves Forest) during shooting at a studio in Damascus. Syrian television audiences are glued to their screens for a series of Ramadan soap operas with plotlines broaching audacious topics.(AFP/HO)