A Muslim man uses a telescope to observe the moon before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at Al-Musyari'in mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia
Iqro Rinaldi / ReutersA Palestinian girl prays in front of the Dome of the Rock, the Holy Quds' Old City, during the holy month of Ramadan, on June 7, 2016.
Ammar Awad / ReutersPalestinian youths play at sunset at Al Khalde mosque in the Gaza town of Jabaliya
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Muslims attend the Ramadan prayer at Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia
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Pakistani Muslim devotees prepare to break their fast on the first day of Ramadan at a mosque in Peshawar on June 7, 2016.
A Majeed / AFP / GettyA Palestinian vendor rides a motorcycle cart with lighted traditional Ramadan lanterns, to mark the holy month of Ramadan at main beach road in Gaza City, on June 3, 2016.
Hatem Moussa / APIndonesian Muslims hold prayers to mark the start of the holy month of Ramadan at the Baiturrahman mosque in Banda Aceh
Chaideer Mahyuddin / AFPBoys read copies of the Quran on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Tangerang, Indonesia
Adek Berry / AFPSyrian children attend a lecture at a mosque in Kafr Batna, in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus
Amer Almohibany / AFPA salesman hangs religious pictures for sale ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Kolkata, India
Rupak de Chowdhuri / ReutersAn Afghan worker makes sweets at a traditional factory during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 7, 2016.
Allauddin Khan / APThe new crescent moon is seen above the Margala Hills to mark the begining of the of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in Islamabad, Pakistan
Aamir Qureshi / AFPA man looks at the sky to spot the crescent moon marking the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the village of Karzakkan, south of Manama, Bahrain
Mohammed al-Shaikh / AFPA Muslim man uses tools to check for the position of the moon at the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at Jerman beach, Kuta, Indonesia
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