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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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