Saul
03-08-11, 13:38
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr id="trHeadline"><td class="articleTitle" valign="top">In Pictures: The start of Ramadan (http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/inpictures/2011/08/2011826551885298.html#disqus_thread)</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="Tmp_hSpace10">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Millions of Muslims around the world celebrate the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan.
</td> </tr> <tr> <td id="tdTextContent" class="DetailedSummary"> Ramadan is the ninth month on the Islamic calendar when millions of Muslims worldwide fast from dawn to sunset. Ramadan, which changes each year depending on the moon, began this year on August 1. The breaking of the fast each day is called the Iftar, when families and communities gather to feast together. The meal starts with the eating of a single date, a tradition that originated with the Prophet Muhammad.
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http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images/2011/8/2/20118264930894621_19.jpg
5) Women in Nigeria prepare food for sale on the first day of Ramadan in the Utako district of the capital Abuja [Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters]
http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images/2011/8/2/20118264949207734_19.jpg
6) Saudis buy and sell dates on the eve of Ramadan at a market in Riyadh [Fayez Nureldine/AFP]
http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images/2011/8/2/20118265014786360_19.jpg
7) Tunisians buy bread on the first day of Ramadan at a market in the capital Tunis [Fethi Belaid/AFP]
http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images/2011/8/2/20118265031958734_19.jpg
8) Filipino girls arrive for prayer inside a mosque near the capital Manila [Jay Directo/AFP]
http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images/2011/8/2/2011826519787580_19.jpg
10) Pakistanis pray before their Iftar (fast breaking) at the Dervesh Mosque in Peshawar [A Majeed/AFP]
http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images/2011/8/2/20118265128943621_19.jpg
11) Women in Jakarta attend a mass prayer session marking the start of Ramadan at the Istiqlal mosque [Supri/Reuters]
http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images/2011/8/2/20118265145569371_19.jpg
12) A Malaysian boy reads from the Quran inside a mosque in Kuala Lampur [Mohd Rasfan/AFP]
http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images/2011/8/2/20118265256414621_19.jpg
16) A shop in Paris sells traditional North African sweets in preparation for Ramadan [Miguel Medina/AFP]
http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images/2011/8/2/201182145658484621_19.jpg
22) Kashmiris perform ablutions near a fountain at the landmark Jamia Masjid during Ramadan in Srinagar [Tauseef Mustafa/AFP]
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Millions of Muslims around the world celebrate the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan.
</td> </tr> <tr> <td id="tdTextContent" class="DetailedSummary"> Ramadan is the ninth month on the Islamic calendar when millions of Muslims worldwide fast from dawn to sunset. Ramadan, which changes each year depending on the moon, began this year on August 1. The breaking of the fast each day is called the Iftar, when families and communities gather to feast together. The meal starts with the eating of a single date, a tradition that originated with the Prophet Muhammad.
[Voor de rest van de serie: zie link]
http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images/2011/8/2/20118264930894621_19.jpg
5) Women in Nigeria prepare food for sale on the first day of Ramadan in the Utako district of the capital Abuja [Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters]
http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images/2011/8/2/20118264949207734_19.jpg
6) Saudis buy and sell dates on the eve of Ramadan at a market in Riyadh [Fayez Nureldine/AFP]
http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images/2011/8/2/20118265014786360_19.jpg
7) Tunisians buy bread on the first day of Ramadan at a market in the capital Tunis [Fethi Belaid/AFP]
http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images/2011/8/2/20118265031958734_19.jpg
8) Filipino girls arrive for prayer inside a mosque near the capital Manila [Jay Directo/AFP]
http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images/2011/8/2/2011826519787580_19.jpg
10) Pakistanis pray before their Iftar (fast breaking) at the Dervesh Mosque in Peshawar [A Majeed/AFP]
http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images/2011/8/2/20118265128943621_19.jpg
11) Women in Jakarta attend a mass prayer session marking the start of Ramadan at the Istiqlal mosque [Supri/Reuters]
http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images/2011/8/2/20118265145569371_19.jpg
12) A Malaysian boy reads from the Quran inside a mosque in Kuala Lampur [Mohd Rasfan/AFP]
http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images/2011/8/2/20118265256414621_19.jpg
16) A shop in Paris sells traditional North African sweets in preparation for Ramadan [Miguel Medina/AFP]
http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images/2011/8/2/201182145658484621_19.jpg
22) Kashmiris perform ablutions near a fountain at the landmark Jamia Masjid during Ramadan in Srinagar [Tauseef Mustafa/AFP]
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