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Muslims around the world celebrate Ramadan

Muslims around the world marked the start of the holy month of Ramadan. Some began the period of intense prayer, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts on Monday. Others will begin fasting a day later, Tuesday.

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Iranian astrologist Ehsan Mehrjou, left, searches the sky with a telescope for the new moon that signals the start of the Muslims' holy month of Ramadan.
Pakistani vendor arranges traditional vermicelli for the holy month of Ramadan, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Monday, June 6, 2016.
Students sit in circles during a Quran recital class on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan at Ar-Raudlatul Hasanah Islamic boarding school in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, June 6, 2016.
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Students read Quran on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Ar-Raudlatul Hasanah Islamic boarding school in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, June 6, 2016.
In this Sunday, June 5, 2016 photo, a whirling dervish spins during a performance to mark the holy month of Ramadan at El-Moez Street in historical Fatimid Cairo, Egypt.
Nigerian Muslims offer prayers on the first day of Ramadan at the central Mosque in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, June 6, 2016.

Published: Tue 7 Jun 2016, 6:25 PM

Last updated: Tue 7 Jun 2016, 8:43 PM

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