Islamic holy month of Ramadan celebrated by Muslims worldwide

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June 20, 2015

A child takes photos of Muslims praying at the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, on June 19, 2015, the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan.

A Palestinian woman is to cross the Israeli-controlled Bethlehem checkpoint on the outskirts of the West Bank city on June 19, 2015, the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. (Xinhua/Luay Sababa)

Somali people pray at a mosque on the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Mogadishu, Somalia, June 19 2015. (Xinhua/Faisal Isse Hussein)

Palestinian women are to cross the Israeli-controlled Bethlehem checkpoint on the outskirts of the West Bank city on June 19, 2015, the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. (Xinhua/Luay Sababa)

Palestinian Muslims pray outside the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem during the first Friday prayer of the holy month of Ramadan, on June 19, 2015. (Xinhua/Muammar Awad)

Palestinian Muslims walk in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem during the first Friday prayer of the holy month of Ramadan, on June 19, 2015. (Xinhua/Muammar Awad)

Palestinian Muslims pray outside the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem during the first Friday prayer of the holy month of Ramadan, on June 19, 2015. (Xinhua/Muammar Awad)

Palestinian men climb a section of Israeli separation wall near the West Bank city of Al-Ram which is located between Ramallah and Jerusalem, on their way to Al-Aqsa Mosque for Friday Prayers in the first week of Ramadan, on June 19, 2015. (Xinhua/Fadi Arouri)

People walk inside the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, on June 19, 2015, the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

Egyptian kids play at the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, on June 19, 2015, the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

Muslims rest at the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, on June 19, 2015, the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

Muslims read the Quran and rest at the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, on June 19, 2015, the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

Muslims rest at the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, on June 19, 2015, the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

An Egyptian reads the Quran at the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, on June 19, 2015, the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) (Xinhua/)

Muslims listen to a Sheikh at the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, on June 19, 2015, the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

Muslims rest at the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, on June 19, 2015, the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

A Muslim reads the Quran at the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, on June 19, 2015, the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

Pakistani Muslims offer the first Friday prayers during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in southwest Pakistan’s Quetta, June 19, 2015. Islamic holy month of Ramadan is celebrated by Muslims worldwide marked by fasting, abstaining from foods, sex and smoking from dawn to dusk for soul cleansing and strengthening the spiritual bond between them and the Almighty. (Xinhua/Irfan)

Pakistani Muslims offer the first Friday prayers during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in southwest Pakistan’s Quetta, June 19, 2015. Islamic holy month of Ramadan is celebrated by Muslims worldwide marked by fasting, abstaining from foods, sex and smoking from dawn to dusk for soul cleansing and strengthening the spiritual bond between them and the Almighty. (Xinhua/Irfan)

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