How Muslims from around the world observe Iftar, the breaking of their daily fast
Pakistan
In the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Muslims worldwide observe Ramadan, a period of fasting and other rituals designed to bring self-purification through self restraint and other good deeds. The fasting begins at dawn and lasts until sunset, when observers break their fast with an evening meal called the Iftar. Above, a child lines up food in preparation for the Iftar on the first day of Ramadan at the Memon Mosque in Karachi, .Athar Hussain / Reuters
Pakistan
A i flood-affected woman prepares tea for her family members before they begin their fast at a makeshift camp in Sukkur, .AAMIR QURESHI / AFP / Getty Images
Bangladesh
Muslims gather to buy food for Iftar in Dhaka.Pavel Rahman / AP
India
An n man arranges food for the breaking of the fast in Jammu.JAIPAL SINGH / EPA
Saudi Arabia
Saudi and foreign Muslims break their fast at a collective daily meal served at the Dirah mosque at the end of the second day of Ramadan in Riyadh.AP
Jordan
The fast is traditionally broken by first consuming a date. Above, a woman displays dates during the fifth ian Dates Exhibition at the Professional Associations Complex held right before the beginning of the observance in Amman.Muhammad Hamed / Reuters
Indonesia
In Southeast Asian countries where dates may not be as readily available, other sugary treats are often consumed. Above, ns buy traditional sweet snacks for breaking fast on the first day of Ramadan in Jakarta.Enny Nuraheni / Reuters
Egypt
A man in Cairo, prepares kunafa, an angel-hair type of pasta, which is incorporated into Arabic sweets enjoyed in the evening after the Ramadan fast is broken.KHALED EL FIQI / EPA
Afghanistan
Afghan men break their fast in a refugee camp in Kabul.Mustafa Quraishi / AP
Iraq
A worker displays cookies to be consumed during Ramadan at a bakery in Baghdad.SABAH ARAR / AFP / Getty Images
Palestine
Palestinian employees make pancake-like sweets for Ramadan in Gaza City.ALI ALI / EPA
Sudan
A vendor in Khartoum, displays dates for sale during the first day of Ramadan.Abd Raouf / AP
Kuwait
A butcher works at his stall at a meat market in City, .YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP / Getty Images
