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Muslims around the world celebrate Ramadan during coronavirus pandemic

By Associated Press

April 24, 2020

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Esat Sahin, Imam of the iconic Fatih Mosque, holds a prayer held on Friday without the public due to the coronavirus restrictions in Istanbul during the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Millions of Muslims have started the holiest month on the Islamic calendar under the coronavirus lockdown or strict social restrictions, deepening their anxiety over the disease. Turkey has banned communal eating during Ramadan for breaking people's fasting in an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19.
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Worshippers pray using social distancing measures at the Tahara Mosque at a closed door radio broadcast of the Friday prayers in Marseille, France, on Friday.
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A view of the iconic Sultan Ahmed Mosque, better known as the Blue Mosque, in the deserted historic Sultanahmet district in Istanbul.
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Muslim men attend a Friday prayer despite concerns of the new coronavirus outbreak at a mosque during the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Lhokseumawe, in the religiously conservative province of Aceh, Indonesia.
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Alieu Jalloh from Sierra Leone, right, and his roomates break their fast in confinement in Marseille, France, on Friday. Millions of Muslims have started the holiest month on the Islamic calendar under the coronavirus lockdown or strict social restrictions.
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Is'haq Aminu, left, the head imam of Ike-Oluwa mosque, prays with his family outside his compound, due to public gatherings being banned to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, during the first day of Ramadan in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Muslim men attend prayer despite concerns of the new coronavirus outbreak at a mosque during the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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An imam leads the prayer during the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, attended by only two mosque staffers at National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Muslim men wearing face masks as a precaution against coronavirus read the holy book of Quran during the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in the religiously conservative province of Aceh, Indonesia, on Friday.
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A man sits outside the national mosque during the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Friday.
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Islamic clerics attend prayers held without the public due to COVID-19 restrictions in a mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia.
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Muslim men attend prayer despite concerns of the new coronavirus outbreak at a mosque during the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Friday.
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A man walks on a deserted road in Istanbul, Friday, April 24, 2020, during the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Millions of Muslims have started the holiest month on the Islamic calendar under the coronavirus lockdown or strict social restrictions, deepening their anxiety over the disease. Turkey has banned communal eating during Ramadan for breaking people's fasting in an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
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Bakers prepare traditional bread in Sarajevo, Bosnia, during the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Millions of Muslims have started the holiest month on the Islamic calendar under the coronavirus lockdown or strict social restrictions.
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