Ramadan around the world

US President Barack Obama speaks at an Iftar dinner celebrating Ramadan in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, DC on June 22, 2015.

United States
President Barack Obama greets Samantha Elauf during an Iftar dinner celebrating Ramadan in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, DC on June 22, 2015.

Egypt
A general views shows Egyptians visiting Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo’s Islamic quarter during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan on June 22, 2015. Al-Azhar mosque, which was developed into one of the oldest Islamic universities, pays special attention to the Koranic sciences and traditions of the Islamic prophet Mohammed and all the modern fields of science.

Egypt
A general view taken on June 22, 2015 shows the Al-Hakim Bi-Amr Allah mosque in Cairo during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan.

Egypt
Egyptians walk at the Khan el-Khalili market in Cairo during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan on June 22, 2015.

Afghanistan
In this photograph taken on June 22, 2015 an Afghan labourer works at a traditional ‘jelabi’ (sweet) factory during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in Herat province.

Afghanistan
In this photograph taken on June 22, 2015 Afghan labourers work at a traditional ‘jelabi’ (sweet) factory during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in Herat province.

Malaysia
A Malaysian Muslim man offers prayers during the holy Islamic month of Ramadan at the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Mosque in Shah Alam on June 24, 2015.

Malaysia
Malaysian Muslims offer prayers on the first Friday of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur on June 19, 2015.

Indonesia
Indonesian Muslim women offer prayers during the month of Ramadan at the Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta on June 21, 2015.

Indonesia
Indonesians attend a prayer during the holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Jakarta on June 19, 2015.

Pakistan
Pakistani Muslims prepqre to perform a special ‘Taraweeh’ evening prayer on the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan at the grand Faisal Mosque in Islamabad on June 18, 2015.

Pakistan
A Pakistani Muslim man recites the Quran at a mosque ahead of Ramadan in Peshawar on June 18, 2015.

Bahrain
Bahraini Muslim boys leave a mosque after attending a Koran reading class, Islam’s holy book, during the holy fasting month of Ramadan on June 24, 2015, in the city of Muharraq, north of Manama.

Saudi Arabia
Saudi and foreign Muslims break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan on June 21, 2015, at Turki bin Abdulaziz grand mosque in the capital Riyadh.

Iraq
An Iraqi Muslim counts prayer beads, during Muslim holy month of Ramadan, at the shrine of the Sunni Sheikh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani in central Baghdad on June 23, 2015.

India
Indian Muslim devotees offer Friday prayers at the Vasi Ullah mosque on the first Friday of Ramadan in Allahabad on June 19, 2015.

India
Indian Muslims break their fast on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad on June 19, 2015.

India
Indian Muslims buy dates from a street vendor on the eve of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Allahabad on June 18, 2015.

Oman
Muslim devotees ready to break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan on June 19, 2015 in the Omani capital Muscat.

Turkey
Thousands of Turkish people break their fasting on June 18, 2015 at the Blue Mosque square in Istanbul, during the first day of the holy month of Ramadan.

Nigeria
Muslim men leave after praying to mark the holy month of Ramadan at Jimeta Central Mosque in Yola, Adamawa state, in northeast Nigeria, on June 19, 2015.

Yemen
A Yemeni Muslim worshiper reads the Koran, Islam’s holy book, during the fasting month of Ramadan on June 21, 2015, at the Great Mosque in the old city of the capital Sanaa.

Yemen
A Yemeni man applies Kohl to the eyes of a youth in line with local tradition during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan on June 21, 2015, at the Great Mosque in the old city of the capital Sanaa.

Kuwait
A Kuwaiti employee prepares traditional Arab pancakes, known as Qatayef, at a sweets shop during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, on June 20, 2015, in Kuwait City.

Bangladesh
Bangladeshi street vendors prepare Iftar food for breaking the daytime fast on the first day of Ramadan, the holy fasting month of Islam, at a traditional bazaar in the old part of Dhaka on July 19 , 2015.