In Pictures: Muslims around the world mark start of Ramadan

Muslims worldwide have begun the holy month of Ramadan, kicking off a month of fasting.

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May 17, 2018 at 11:15 AM

Indonesian Muslims in prayer at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta on May 16, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Muslim women pray the first Taraweeh evening prayer on the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan at the Nizamiye Mosque in Midrand, Johannesburg, on May 16, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

Muslim women deep in prayer at the Nizamiye Mosque in Midrand, Johannesburg, on May 16, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

A Palestinian street vendor sells food in Gaza on May 16, 2018, as the faithful prepare to start the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. PHOTO: AFP

A Palestinian youth waves a sparkler at the site of a tent protest on the Israel-Gaza border east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on May 16, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

People breaking their fast on May 16, 2018, in Taksim Square in Istanbul, during the first day of the holy month of Ramadan. PHOTO: AFP

A boy prays in a mosque during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Karachi, Pakistan, on May 16, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Turkish people break their fast on the first day of Ramadan on Istiklal Street, near Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 16, 2018.
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A picture taken on May 16, 2018, shows people walking at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi as Muslims start the holy fasting month of Ramadan. PHOTO: AFP

Indonesian Muslims praying during the first night of Ramadan at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta on May 16, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

Muslims performing special evening prayers on May 16, 2018, the first night of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at the temporary site of Masjid Darul Ghufran in Tampines, Singapore. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI

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