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Sana'a, May 15 (EFE/EPA).- A local NGO in Yemeni capital Sana'a on Friday prepared food en masse for charity - philanthropic actions form an important part of the Muslim religious observanc - to allow children, women and also the poor to break the daily fast that is customary during the holy month of Ramadan with delicious dishes. The first meal that breaks the fast during Ramadan is called Iftar Ramadan commemorates the first revelation of the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad and its observance is one of the Five Pillars of Islam.After Suhoor, the first meal of the day ahead of dawn prayer, Ramadan sees Muslims all over the world abstain from eating, drinking, smoking, sexual activity and negative behavior until dusk, when the fast is broken as friends and families come together for Iftar. (Camera: YAHYA ARHAB). SHOT LIST: YEMENI CHILDREN WAIT TO GET LOCAL CHARITY-PROVIDED FOOD AND YEMENI VOLUNTEERS PREPARE LOCAL CHARITY-PROVIDED FOOD FOR IFTAR, THE MEAL TRADITIONALLY TAKEN AFTER SUNSET PRAYERS TO BREAK THE RAMADAN DAILY FAST, DURING THE MUSLIM FASTING MONTH OF RAMADAN IN SANA'A, YEMEN.
The muezzin's call to prayer echos in Jerusalem, calling the Muslim worshippers to break the fast on the first day of Ramadan in Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. Palestinians enter the Al-Aqsa compound to pray after the first day of fasting. Tens of thousands of worshippers are drawn every Ramadan to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem—Islam's third holiest site and the most sacred for Jews. IMAGES
Cairo, May 2 (EFE) .- Egyptian association Meow Tours organizes meals to break the ramadan fast for stray dogs and cats in Cairo to remind people that the street is a space of coexistence between species.(Camera: CARLES GRAU SIVERA)SHOT LIST: EGYPTIAN ASSOCIATION MEOW TOURS FEEDING STRAYS IN CAIRO, EGYPT.
Kolkata / Srinagar / Mumbai, May 3 (EFE/EPA).- Showkat Hussain, a Muslim businessman in India-administered Kashmir, had never missed out on the nightly congregational prayers during the month of Ramadan in his living memory.But for Hussain, 70, like many other Muslims in India that has become the global epicenter of the coronavirus crisis, it is the second year in a row that he has not been to a mosque for tarawih prayers, a mainstay of Ramadan, offered every night during the month of fasting.This Ramadan, like in 2020, has been an unprecedented experience for over 1.8 billion Muslims globally, of about which 200 million live in India. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF MUSLIM INDIANS PRAYING DURING THE HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN IN KOLKATA AND SRINAGAR, AND INDIAN HEALTH AUTHORITIES SPRAYING DISINFECTANT IN MUMBAI, INDIA.
Kuala Lumpur, Apr 25 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Fazry Ismail) Malaysian Muslims maintain social distance and wear masks while waiting to break their fasting in front of a mosque in the Shah Alam public park, in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Muslims around the world celebrate the holy month of Ramadan by praying during the night and refraining from eating, drinking, and sexual acts during the period between sunrise and sunset.Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and the revelation of the first verse of the Quran is believed to have been during its last 10 nights.FOOTAGE OF MUSLIM PEOPLE IN SHAH ALAM PUBLIC PARK IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA.
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