The holy month of Ramadan is celebrated by Muslims worldwide marked by fasting, abstaining from foods, sex and smoking from dawn to dusk.
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![Turkish anti-goverment protesters chant slogans before breaking their first day of fasting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Istiklal Street, the main shopping corridor in Istanbul, July 9, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ee629ad2-f3d9-4765-89ad-dad38b9d887c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Turkish anti-goverment protesters chant slogans before breaking their first day of fasting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Istiklal Street, the main shopping corridor in Istanbul, July 9, 2013.
![A vendor sells traditional cakes of fried honey and flour pastries to customers ahead of Ramadan in Rabat, Morocco, July 8, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2357a0bb-e9af-4cc0-ac71-f636f4ae81e8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A vendor sells traditional cakes of fried honey and flour pastries to customers ahead of Ramadan in Rabat, Morocco, July 8, 2013.
![A Palestinian woman buys traditional Ramadan decorations at a market in the West Bank city of Nablus, ahead of Ramadan, July 9, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/09e25475-d028-4cf0-9dcb-366e13ee5380_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Palestinian woman buys traditional Ramadan decorations at a market in the West Bank city of Nablus, ahead of Ramadan, July 9, 2013.
![A man prepares special sweets at a small traditional factory ahead of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 8, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/197c9ebc-84db-456b-b0e3-3a4a37db5594_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man prepares special sweets at a small traditional factory ahead of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 8, 2013.