A villager climbs up a date palm tree during the Festival of Dates ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, in Buraidah, north of Riyadh
A Palestinian vendor displays traditional pastries
A Muslim madrasa (Islamic school) student looks up while learning to read the Koran at the Muthurwa Mosque in the capital Nairobi
A vendor carries a tray of bread as he rides a bicycle past a stall selling traditional tin lanterns known as Fawanis, used to decorate during the fasting month of Ramadan, in Cairo
A Palestinian Muslim man, decorates an alley of Jerusalem's old city with festive lights in preparation for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan
Muslim women perform an evening prayer called 'Tarawih' marking the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia
Pakistani Muslims recite holy book 'Quran' as a worshipper cleans the ceiling of the Mohabbat Khan mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan
A boy holds sweets as he reads the Koran in a mosque during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Amman
A man prays on the side of a street during sunset in Kabul
Palestinian youth play with fireworks in Gaza City
A man sells dates in Amman, JordanA man sells dates in Amman, Jordan
A man takes a nap in between prayers at a mosque in Kabul
Muslim pilgrims are seen wearing medical masks in Mecca. The jump in swine flu cases and deaths across the Middle East has cast a cloud over Ramadan, with a plunge in the number of people undertaking umrah
Women look at a giant copy of the Muslim holy book, the Koran on display at a hotel in Jakarta
Men prepare food for breaking fast (iftar) on a street in Lahore
A physically challenged Muslim man walks outside a mosque before the evening prayers on the first-day of the holy month of Ramadan, in Jammu
A crescent moon is seen next to to the King Hussein Bin Talal Mosque in Amman, August 23, 2009
A villager climbs up a date palm tree during the Festival of Dates ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, in Buraidah, north of Riyadh
A Palestinian vendor displays traditional pastries
A Muslim madrasa (Islamic school) student looks up while learning to read the Koran at the Muthurwa Mosque in the capital Nairobi
A vendor carries a tray of bread as he rides a bicycle past a stall selling traditional tin lanterns known as Fawanis, used to decorate during the fasting month of Ramadan, in Cairo
A Palestinian Muslim man, decorates an alley of Jerusalem's old city with festive lights in preparation for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan
Muslim women perform an evening prayer called 'Tarawih' marking the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia
Pakistani Muslims recite holy book 'Quran' as a worshipper cleans the ceiling of the Mohabbat Khan mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan 
A boy holds sweets as he reads the Koran in a mosque during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Amman 
A man prays on the side of a street during sunset in Kabul 
Palestinian youth play with fireworks in Gaza City
A man sells dates in Amman, JordanA man sells dates in Amman, Jordan
A man takes a nap in between prayers at a mosque in Kabul 
Muslim pilgrims are seen wearing medical masks in Mecca. The jump in swine flu cases and deaths across the Middle East has cast a cloud over Ramadan, with a plunge in the number of people undertaking umrah 
Women look at a giant copy of the Muslim holy book, the Koran on display at a hotel in Jakarta
Men prepare food for breaking fast (iftar) on a street in Lahore
A physically challenged Muslim man walks outside a mosque before the evening prayers on the first-day of the holy month of Ramadan, in Jammu
A crescent moon is seen next to to the King Hussein Bin Talal Mosque in Amman, August 23, 2009
