Afghan men cook bread in a bakery in Herat
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Indonesian Muslims buy food and sweets to prepare iftar
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Egyptians share iftar in Tahrir Square
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Kuwaiti employees prepare atayef in Kuwait City
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An Indian boy prepares food prior for iftar at Jama-e-Masjid Aiwan mosque in Hyderabad
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A young Indian girl arranges plates before iftar at the Jama Masjid Mosque in New Delhi
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A Palestinian vendor prepares traditional pancakes known as atayef in Gaza City
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Syrian people eat a charity Iftar meal in Bustan al-Qasr district of Aleppo
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Pakistani volunteers arrange drinks along a roadside for devotees to break their fast in Karachi
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A vendor displays cakes called akok sold for breaking fast at a Ramadan bazaar in Kuala Lumpur
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A Pakistani baker prepares Jalabi, a sweet to break the fast in Quetta
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Al-Azhar, the world’s leading Sunni Muslim authority, has denounced an ongoing ban by the Chinese government that forbids citizens in the Xinjiang region of the country from fasting during Ramadan.
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Free iftar meals are laid out for foreign workers in Dubai
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Yemeni street vendors selling sweets in the capital Sanaa
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During the long days of Ramadan, as people fast, they make preparations for iftar, the meal with which Muslims around the world break their fasts. Ingredients and desserts are bought from shops and street vendors alike and shortly before the sun goes down people gather in groups of all sizes to share breakfast.
Here are some of the ways this practice is celebrated around the world.
