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Muslims begin to mark Ramadan
( 2003-10-27 10:45) (Agencies)
A Muslim woman marks the start of the holy
month of Ramadan in prayer Sunday, October 26, 2003 at Istiqlal Mosque in
Jakarta, Indonesia. Istiqlal is Southeast Asia's largest mosque and
Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim country.
[AP] |
Indonesian Muslims pray on the eve of the holy
Islamic month of Ramadan in the Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, October 26,
2003. Followers of Islam in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim
country, start performing Ramadan rituals including fasting from dawn to
dusk on Monday. In Ramadan evenings, Muslims congregate for special
prayers called Tarawih. [Reuters] |
Muslim women mark the start of the holy month
of Ramadan in prayer Sunday, October 26, 2003 at Istiqlal Mosque in
Jakarta, Indonesia. [AP] |
A Palestinian woman waits to pass an Israeli
checkpoint in the first day of fasting of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan
near the West Bank city of Nablus, October 26, 2003. Muslims in the Middle
East mark the holy fasting month of Ramadan this year in a sombre mood
amid warnings of imminent militant attacks in the birthplace of Islam.
[Reuters] |
An unidentified Syrian shopper visits Beit
al-Quran shop to buy a copy of Islam's holy book, Quran, in downtown
Damascus on Sunday, October 26, 2003, a day before Islam's holiest Ramadan
month starts in Syria.
[AP] |
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