Haidar Hamdani, AFP/Getty ImagesA Shiite Muslim child participates in a collective Koran reading session during the month of Ramadan, at the Imam Ali Ibn Abi Taleb shrine in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf, on June 2, 2018.
A Palestinian recites a prayer as he stands in Al-Khalidi mosque near sunset in Gaza City on June 7, 2018.
An Afghan street vendor sells bread before the Iftar meal that breaks the fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, June 5, 2018.
Mahmoud Illean, The Associated PressA traditionally dressed Palestinian dawn caller yells to announce the time for the pre-dawn meal during the holy month of Ramadan in Jerusalem's Old City Tuesday, June 5, 2018.
Anupam Nath, The Associated PressMuslims offer prayers at a mosque during the month of Ramadan in Dehradun, India, Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Islam's holiest month is a period of intense prayer, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts.
Shakil Adil, The Associated PressPakistani Muslims wait to break their Ramadan fast along a roadside in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, May 28, 2018.
Juni Kriswanto, AFP/Getty ImagesIndonesian Muslims sleep in a mosque in Surabaya, East Java, on June 6, 2018 as part of their belief that the last ten days of the holy month of Ramadan would be a night when God gives his blessing and mercy.
Noorullah Shirzada, AFP/Getty ImagesAn Afghan Muslim reads the holy Quran at a mosque as he observes the Islamic ritual of Itikaf during the holy month of Ramadan in Jalalabad on June 7, 2018. Itikaf, a spiritual retreat in a mosque, is usually held in the last ten days of Ramadan during which Muslims will spend the evening and night in the mosque, devoting their time to solitary prayers and reading the Quran.
Hoshang Hashimi, AFP/Getty ImagesIn this photo taken on June 6, 2018, an Afghan Muslim prays in a mosque during the holy month of Ramdan in Herat province.
Sadiq Asyraf, The Associated PressWomen shop for headscarves at a Ramadan bazaar in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Friday, June 8, 2018. During the holy month of Ramadan, a daily bazaar offers various selections of clothing, food, prayer mats and other religious items to Muslims who traditionally shop for new outfits to welcome the end-of-the-month Eid al-Fitr celebrations.
Haidar Hamdani, AFP/Getty ImagesShiite Muslim women pray during Lailat al-Qadr , which marks the night in holy month of Ramadan during which the Koran was first revealed to the Prophet Mohammed, at the Great Mosque of Kufa, 10 kilometres (about 6 miles) northeast of the shrine city of Najaf in central Iraq on June 8, 2018.
Money Sharma, AFP/Getty ImagesIndian Muslims pray during the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan at the Jama Masjid in the old quarters of New Delhi on June 8, 2018.
Women from the Hui Muslim community pray over food before breaking their fast during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Nanxiapo Mosque on June 8, 2018 in Beijing, China. Islam in China dates back to the 10th century as the legacy of Arab traders who ventured from the Middle East along the ancient Silk Road.
Niranjan Shrestha, The Associated PressA Nepalese Muslim offers prayers at Jame mosque in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, June 8, 2018.
Mohd Rasfan, AFP/Getty ImagesTwo men browse through used shoes at a bazaar ahead of Muslims Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Kuala Lumpur on June 7, 2018.
Tauseef Mustafa, AFP/Getty ImagesKashmiri Muslims pray during the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan at Kashmir's grand mosque Jamia Masjid in downtown Srinagar on June 8, 2018. The Eid al-Fitr festival, which begins after the sighting of a new crescent moon, marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
Aamir Qureshi, AFP/Getty ImagesA Pakistani Muslim man offers rosray at the grand Faisal Mosque at the start of Itikaf during the holy month of Ramadan in Islamabad on June 5, 2018.
Noemi Cassanelli, AFP/Getty ImagesIndian Muslims pray during the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan at the Jama Masjid in the old quarters of New Delhi on June 8, 2018.
Bulent Kilic, AFP/Getty ImagesAfricans and Turkish people break their fasting in Tarlabasi district of Istanbul, on June 9, 2018. Tarlabasi Solidarity Aasosiation organises iftar, the evening meal with which Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast at sunset, for immigrants and poor people at Tarlabasi.
Ilyas Akengin, AFP/Getty ImagesPeople gather to break their Ramadan fast during the iftar in Diyarbakir on June 5, 2018.
Dar Yasin, The Associated PressA Kashmiri man prays inside the Shah-e-Hamdan mosque during Ramadan in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, June 1, 2018.
Ebrahim Noroozi, The Associated PressIranian Shiite Muslims pray in Laylat al-Qadr, or the night of destiny, during holy fasting month of Ramadan after midnight, in central Tehran, Iran, early Friday, June 8, 2018. Laylat al-Qadr is the night when Muslims believe the Quran was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad.
A woman from the Hui Muslim community carries food that will be eaten by her and others to break their fast during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Nanxiapo Mosque on June 8, 2018 in Beijing, China.
Munir Uz Zaman, AFP/Getty ImagesA Bangladeshi volunteer prepares Iftar food for Muslim devotees before breaking their fast during the holy month of Ramadan at a shrine in Dhaka on May 27, 2018.
B.K. Bangash, The Associated PressA Pakistani vendor fried bread locally called 'Paratha' preparing for 'sehri', the pre-dawn meal for Muslims observing Ramadan, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Saturday, June 2, 2018.
Tauseef Mustafa, AFP/Getty ImagesA Kashmiri Muslim prays inside the Shah-i-Hamdaan Shrine during the holy month of Ramadan in downtown Srinagar on May 28, 2018.
Wakil Kohsar, AFP/Getty ImagesAn Afghan Muslim man prays during the holy month of Ramadan at the Wazir Akbar Khan hilltop in Kabul on May 30, 2018.
Adel Hana, The Associated PressIn this Thursday, May 31, 2018 photo, Palestinian children wait to receive free porridge distributed by Walid al-Hattab, who cooks the free meals as Ramadan charity, in Gaza City.
Bulent Kilic, AFP/Getty ImagesPeople break their fasting near the Bosphorus at Uskudar district of Istanbul on May 28, 2018 during the holy month of Ramadan.
Hoshang Hashimi, AFP/Getty ImagesIn this photograph taken on June 9, 2018 an Afghan dry fruits and sweets vendor arranges his products while waiting for costumers ahead of the Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of Islamic holy month of Ramadan, at a roadside stall in Herat province.
Ahmad Gharabli, AFP/Getty ImagesA picture taken on June 1, 2018, shows a partial view of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on the third Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Aamir Qureshi, AFP/Getty ImagesA Pakistani vendor prepares food for residents during sehri before beginning their Ramadan fast at Kartarpura 'food street' in Rawalpindi on May 30, 2018.
Amr Nabil, The Associated PressIn this picture taken with low shutter speed, Muslim pilgrims walk around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the minor pilgrimage, known as Umrah, marking Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, May 30, 2018.
Rodger Bosch, AFP/Getty ImagesA man displays food on sheets of paper displayed on the ground for hundreds of people to celebrate Iftar, which is the evening meal which breaks the daily Ramadan fast for Muslim people, in the middle of Wale Street in Bo Kaap, on June 1, 2018, in Cape Town, South Africa.
Ye Aung Thu, AFP/Getty ImagesMyanmar Muslims reach for food as they break fast at a mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Yangon on June 1, 2018.
Bulent Kilic, AFP/Getty ImagesAfricans and Turkish people break their fasting in Tarlabasi district of Istanbul, on June 9, 2018.
Hazem Bader, AFP/Getty ImagesPalestinians gather to perform the last Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the Aqsa mosque compound in the old city of Jerusalem on June 8, 2018.
Arun Sankar, AFP/Getty ImagesAn Indian worker arranges strands of vermicelli noodles to dry at a factory during on the outskirts of Chennai on June 1, 2018. Sheer khurma, or sheer khorma, is a sweet dish prepared with vermicelli noodles and eaten during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Noemi Cassanelli, AFP/Getty ImagesA young Indian Muslim plays during the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan at the Jama Masjid in the old quarters of New Delhi on June 8, 2018.
Hoshang Hashimi, AFP/Getty ImagesIn this photo taken on June 2, 2018, an Afghan Muslim reads the Quran outside a mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Herat Province.
A man from the Hui Muslim community stands in front of the Nanxiapo Mosque after breaking his fast during the holy fasting month of Ramadan on June 6, 2018 in Beijing, China.
Ebrahim Noroozi, The Associated PressIranian Shiite Muslims pray in Laylat al-Qadr, or the night of destiny, during holy fasting month of Ramadan after midnight, in central Tehran, Iran, early Friday, June 8, 2018.
Mohammed Abed, AFP/Getty ImagesA Palestinian reads the Koran by the beach near sunset in Gaza City on June 7, 2018.
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A Shiite Muslim child participates in a collective Koran reading session during the month of Ramadan, at the Imam Ali Ibn Abi Taleb shrine in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf, on June 2, 2018.
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Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, a holy month of fasting, introspection and prayer. During the month devotees fast from dawn till dusk. Ramadan ends Thursday, June 14, 2018.