[PHOTOS] Witness The Truly Gifted Iftar Moments In These 20 Images From Around The World
The world's two billion Muslims, around one-fifth of humanity break Ramadan fast, regarded as one of the five pillars of the Islamic faith. Here, we gather 20 amazing photos of Iftar rituals around the Muslim World.
By Farouq Johari — 12 Jul 2014, 01:27 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
1. Karachi, Pakistan. A Pakistani Muslim arranges food stuff for Iftar, a time to break the fast, as a child looks on.
A Pakistani Muslim arranges food stuff for Iftar, a time to break the fast, as a child looks on at a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan.
Image via proud-muslim.tumblr.com2. Amman, Jordan. Dozens of Syrians performed maghrib prayers and had iftar outside their embassy in Amman in solidarity with their compatriots back home.
Dozens of Syrians performed maghrib prayers and had iftar outside their embassy in Amman in solidarity with their compatriots back home.
Image via jordantimes.com3. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Muslim workers break their fast at a free table at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah mosque in Riyadh.
Muslim workers break their fast at a free table at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah mosque in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Image via zawaj.com4. New Delhi, India. An Indian boy has his hand pushed away as he tries to take donated food from a volunteer before breaking the Ramadan fast at the shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin in New Delhi.
An Indian boy has his hand pushed away as he tries to take donated food from a volunteer before breaking the Ramadan fast at the shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin in New Delhi, India.
Image via sf.co.ua5. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Iftar delicacies on sale at Chawk Bazar, a practice believed to be dating back nearly 400 years, in Old Dhaka.
Iftar delicacies on sale at Chawk Bazar, a practice believed to be dating back nearly 400 years, in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Image via zawaj.com6. Hebron, Palestine. Palestinian children carry containers as they wait to receive free food for ''Iftar'', the meal that breaks the daily fast during Ramadan, donated by the Islamic endowment authority at the city of Hebron in the West Bank.
Palestinian children carry containers as they wait to receive free food for ''Iftar'', the meal that breaks the daily fast during Ramadan, donated by the Islamic endowment authority at the city of Hebron in the West Bank.
Image via dunyabulteni.net7. Baghdad, Iraq. Men served worshippers plates of beans at an Iftar meal in Al-Kadhimiya in Baghdad as Iraqis celebrated Ramadan.
Men served worshippers plates of beans at an Iftar meal in Al-Kadhimiya in Baghdad as Iraqis celebrated Ramadan.
Image via tumblr.com8. Khartoum, Sudan. Men break their fast in a mosque at Umdowan Ban village outside Khartoum.
Men break their fast in a mosque at Umdowan Ban village outside Khartoum, Sudan.
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11. Istanbul, Turkey. Turkish people break their fast with meals distributed by the Eyup Sultan district municipality, on a bridge in Eyup Sultan, downtown Istanbul.
Turkish people break their fast with meals distributed by the Eyup Sultan district municipality, on a bridge in Eyup Sultan, downtown Istanbul.
Image via arabianbusiness.com12. Surabaya, Indonesia. The putting of ice in the the drinks before the breaking of fast in Surabaya.
The putting of ice in the the drinks before the breaking of fast in Surabaya, Indonesia.
Image via worldbulletin.net13. Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. A canon fires to signal the Iftar time of the day in the old city of Sarajevo.
A canon fires to signal the Iftar time of the day in the old city of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Image via asianlite.com14. Srinagar, Kashmir. Kashmiri Muslim orphan boys sit on a lawn as they wait to end their fast of Ramadan in an orphanage in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir.
Kashmiri Muslim orphan boys sit on a lawn as they wait to end their fast of Ramadan in an orphanage in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir.
Image via worldbulletin.net15. Islamabad, Pakistan. Children reach out to receive bread being donated for iftar, the evening meal to break fast during the month of Ramadan, at the Bari Imam Sufi shrine in Islamabad.
Children reach out to receive bread being donated for iftar, the evening meal to break fast during the month of Ramadan, at the Bari Imam Sufi shrine in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Image via dunyabulteni.net16. Gaza, Palestine. Palestinian and foreign activists break their Ramadan fast in the buffer zone in Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip.
Palestinian and foreign activists break their Ramadan fast in the buffer zone in Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip.
Image via dunyabulteni.net17. Hyderabad, India. Indian Muslims offer prayers before breaking their fast at Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad.
Indian Muslims offer prayers before breaking their fast at Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad, India.
Image via zawaj.com18. Mashhad, Iran. 12,000 people break their fast at Imam Reza holly shrine in Iranian city of Mashhad everyday during Ramadan.
12,000 people break their fast at Imam Reza holly shrine in Iranian city of Mashhad everyday during Ramadan.
Image via alalam.ir19. Raqqa, Syria. Syrian children wait in line to collect a free Iftar meal in the northern city of Raqqa.
Syrian children wait in line to collect a free Iftar meal in the northern city of Raqqa.
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