In pictures: Muslims celebrate Ramazan across the globe

Muslim world prepares for sehr, iftar

Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar during which Muslims fast from dawn until dusk.

View of a mosque on the first day of Ramadan in Tunis. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Filipino Muslim boy prays on the top of a motorcycle cab outside a mosque in Baseco, Tondo City, Metro Manila, Philippines. PHOTO: REUTERS

Muslims prepare to offer prayers after breaking their fast at the Jamia Mosque in Rawalpindi. PHOTO: AFP

A vendor sells food for Iftar at a traditional food market in Jakarta, Indonesia. PHOTO: REUTERS

People wait before breaking their fast in Rawalpindi. PHOTO: REUTERS

Volunteers prepare Iftar food at mosque in Karachi. PHOTO: AFP

People break their fast at Sultanahmet Square on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Istanbul, Turkey. PHOTO: REUTERS

People walk at a street decorated for the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Amman, Jordan. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Palestinian youth waves a sparkler next a mosque in Gaza City. PHOTO: AFP