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Ramadan Wishes From A Muslim To A Catholic Will Warm Your Heart

The Sweetest Ramadan Note You Will Ever See
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This family has shown the entire Internet the best way to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan.

A Reddit user posted this picture on July 11, 2013, captioned, "I'm Catholic, but I received this from a coworker this morning - happy Ramadan!"

The text says,

In the blessed spirit of Ramadan starting Monday evening July 8, 2013 and ending Wednesday August 7th, 2013, I would like to take this opportunity to extend my wishes and prayers to my beloved neighbors. Ramadan is a month where Muslims across the world fast from all worldly desires, food, drink, etc from sunrise to sunset and feed their souls with the nourishment of worship and remembrance of Allah (God). Prophet Muhammad (May God's Peace and Blessings be upon him) taught us the following-

"Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should speak good or be silent. Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should be generous to his neighbor. Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should be generous to his guest."

So in remembrance of my beloved Prophet, this is something very small I hope you will like. May God's mercy, peace and blessings be upon each and every one of you and those whom you love and all of humanity. Amen :)

With love,
My husband and I, -Apt 12F

Ramadan perfectly explained, and authentically lived.

Commenters suggested ways to reciprocate, one user saying, "You should cook for them once Ramadan concludes. Small steps like these end up making big leaps for cultures that do not understand each other as well as they should."

Original poster Illipsis responded "I immediately thought it would be a nice gesture to do something thoughtful in return for her though, as many of you have suggested, and I thought doing it at the end of Ramadan would be a good idea because she'll appreciate the fact that I remembered the gesture."

h/t to Interfaith Youth Core

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A Pakistani beautician applies traditional henna design to the hand of a customer ahead of the Muslim festivities of Eid al-Fitr, in Karachi on August 7, 2013. Muslims around the world are preparing to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. AFP PHOTO / ASIF HASSAN (Photo credit should read ASIF HASSAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Pakistani beauticians apply traditional henna designs to the hands of customers ahead of the Muslim festivities of Eid al-Fitr, in Karachi on August 7, 2013. Muslims around the world are preparing to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. AFP PHOTO / ASIF HASSAN (Photo credit should read ASIF HASSAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Bangladeshis ride a packed ferry as they rush home to be with their families in their respective villages ahead of the Eid al-Fitr festival at the Sadarghat ferry terminal on the outskirts of Dhaka on August 7, 2013. The Eid al-Fitr, the biggest festive Muslim event, marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. AFP PHOTO/ Munir uz ZAMAN (Photo credit should read MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Pakistani Muslim women shop for bangles at a market ahead of the Muslim festivities of Eid al-Fitr, in Karachi on August 7, 2013. Muslims around the world are preparing to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. AFP PHOTO / ASIF HASSAN (Photo credit should read ASIF HASSAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A Pakistani Muslim woman shops for bangles at a market ahead of the Muslim festivities of Eid al-Fitr, in Karachi on August 7, 2013. Muslims around the world are preparing to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. AFP PHOTO / ASIF HASSAN (Photo credit should read ASIF HASSAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Kuwaiti men pray at the Grand Mosque in Kuwait City early on August, 5, 2013, on the night of 'Lailat al-Qadr' which marks the revelation of the Koran, Islam's holy book, to the Prophet Mohammed through the archangel Gabriel during the fasting month of Ramadan. AFP PHOTO/YASSER AL-ZAYYAT (Photo credit should read YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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In this Monday, Aug. 5, 2013 photograph, Indian fisherman Mohammad Abdullah prays on his boat before breaking his daylong fast during the Muslim holy month Ramadan in the River Brahmaputra in Gauhati, India. The Assam state government has banned all fishing activities during monsoon breeding season of July and August. This is to prevent harm to the regeneration of fish stock. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) (credit:AP)
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In this Sunday, July 28, 2013 photo, Muslim labor workers break their fast during they holy month of Ramadan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Across Muslim world, families gather at sunset after the daylong fast during the holy month of Ramadan. In a parking lot in Dubai, a group of Muslim laborers from India separated from their homeland like millions of other workers across the Gulf join for a game of cricket and to swap stories late into the evening. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili) (credit:AP)
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In this Friday, Aug. 2, 2013 photo, laborers rest inside an Iftar tent as temperatures rise to 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) during the holy month of Ramadan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Across Muslim world, families gather at sunset after the daylong fast during the holy month of Ramadan. In a parking lot in Dubai, a group of Muslim laborers from India separated from their homeland like millions of other workers across the Gulf join for a game of cricket and to swap stories late into the evening. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili) (credit:AP)
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In this Sunday, July 28, 2013 photo, Muslim labor workers pray after breaking their fast during the holy month of Ramadan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Across Muslim world, families gather at sunset after the daylong fast during the holy month of Ramadan. In a parking lot in Dubai, a group of Muslim laborers from India separated from their homeland like millions of other workers across the Gulf join for a game of cricket and to swap stories late into the evening. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili) (credit:AP)
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Kashmiri Muslims break their fast inside a mosque during Ramadan in Srinagar, India, Thursday, July 25, 2013. Muslims throughout the world are celebrating the holy fasting month of Ramadan, refraining from eating, drinking, and smoking from dawn to dusk. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan) (credit:AP)
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Two Iranian worshippers finger their prayer beads as they attend Friday prayers, during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Tehran University campus in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 26, 2013. Muslims around the globe are observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan where they refrain from drinking, eating, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) (credit:AP)
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Young Bahraini Shiite Muslim girls read the Koran, Islam's holy book, during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in the village of Sanabis, west of Manama, on July 27, 2013. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Young Bahraini Shiite Muslim girls read the Koran, Islam's holy book, during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in the village of Sanabis, west of Manama, on July 27, 2013. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Young Bahraini Shiite Muslim girls read the Koran, Islam's holy book, during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in the village of Sanabis, west of Manama, on July 27, 2013. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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An Afghan child reads the Koran in a lesson during the month of Ramadan on the outskirts of Jalalabad on July 27, 2013. Throughout the month, devout Muslims must abstain from food and drink from dawn until sunset when they break the fast with the Iftar meal. AFP PHOTO/ Noorullah SHIRZADA (Photo credit should read Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A Kuwaiti man cast his vote at a polling station in Rumaithiya, Kuwait, Saturday, July 27, 2013. Kuwaiti voters braved searing heat in the middle of the dawn-to-dusk Ramadan fast to cast ballots Saturday in parliamentary elections that leaders in the oil-rich Gulf nation hope can restore some stability after years of escalating confrontations between its Western-backed rulers and an Islamist-led opposition. (AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari) (credit:AP)
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A Baluchi tribal man whose clan was expelled from their villages by opponents in Pakistan's Baluchistan province, prays before breaking the fast during Ramadan in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Dozens of people from Baluch tribe living in open in the capital. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar. (credit:AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
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A Muslim child raises his hand in prayer at Noor Mosque in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, July 19, 2013, during the second Friday in the holy month of Ramadan. Muslims around the globe are observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan where they refrain from drinking, eating, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk. (credit:AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
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Indian Muslims perform ablution before joining congregational prayers on the second Friday of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan at Jama Masjid or, the Grand Mosque, in New Delhi, India, Friday, July 19, 2013. Muslims throughout the world are celebrating the holy month of Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, during which devotees refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk. (credit:AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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An Indian Muslim woman reads Quran, or Muslim holy book, on the second Friday of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan at Jama Masjid or, the Grand Mosque, in New Delhi, India, Friday, July 19, 2013. Muslims throughout the world are celebrating the holy month of Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, during which devotees refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk. (credit:AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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Elderly Pakistani Khair Gul, 80, who fled his home with this family from Pakistan's tribal region of Mohmand Agency due to fighting between the Taliban and the army, holds prayer beads while sitting in a mosque waiting to attend the daily Asr prayer, or afternoon prayer, during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, July 19, 2013. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar. (credit:AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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Pakistani homeless people wait for their relatives at Edhi shelter home in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Friday, July 19, 2013. Edhi foundation suggested to the families to take their elderly or mentally disturbed people to homes so they can celebrate Eid, a festival of Ramadan ending, with their families. (credit:AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
Palestine(66 of129)
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Palestinians walk towards an Israeli checkpoint on their way to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the Qalandia checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem, Friday, July 19, 2013. (credit:AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
India(67 of129)
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An Indian Muslim watches as his son performs ablution before joining congregational prays on the second Friday of the holy month of Ramadan at Jamia Masjid or grand mosque in New Delhi, India, Friday, July 19, 2013. Muslims throughout the world are celebrating the holy fasting month of Ramadan, refraining from eating, drinking, and smoking from dawn to dusk. (credit:AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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An Indian Muslim prays on the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan at an old Mughal era mosque in New Delhi, India, Friday, July 12, 2013. (credit:AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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Indian Muslim men perform ablution before offering prayers on the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan at an old Mughal era mosque in New Delhi, India, Friday, July 12, 2013. Muslims throughout the world are celebrating the holy fasting month of Ramadan, refraining from eating, drinking, and smoking from dawn to dusk. (credit:AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Malaysia(70 of129)
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Muslims leave a mosque after Friday prayers as the sky is covered by haze during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, July 12, 2013. During Ramadan, Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk. (credit:AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Indonesia(71 of129)
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An Indonesian man reads Quran as he waits for the time to break his fast at a mosque in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, Friday, July 12, 2013. (credit:AP Photo/Gembong Nusantara)
Pakistan(72 of129)
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Pakistani Muslim women offer Friday prayers during Ramadan in Lahore, Pakistan, on July 12, 2013. (credit:AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
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Muslims perform Azhr prayer on the second day of Ramadan at Al Akbar Mosque on July 11, 2013 in Surabaya, Indonesia. During Ramadan, Muslims are encouraged to read the entire Quran, to give freely to those in need, and strengthen their ties to Allah through prayer. It's time for spiritual reflection, prayers, and fasting. (credit:Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)
Morocco(74 of129)
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A combo of two pictures shows a beach in Rabat overcrowded on July 7, 2013 and the same beach deserted on July 12, 2013 after the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Morocco. (credit:FADEL SENNA/AFP/Getty Images)
India(75 of129)
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Indian Muslims, soaked from monsoon rains, pray on the streets outside a mosque as they perform the first congregational Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan in New Delhi on July 12, 2013. During the month devout Muslims must abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn until sunset, when they break the fast with a meal known as Iftar. (credit:RAVEENDRAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Indian Muslims offer prayers during the first Friday of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan at the Feroz Shah Kotla mosque in New Delhi on July 12, 2013. Tens of millions across the Muslim world fast from dawn to dusk and strive to be more pious and charitable during the month, which ends with the Eid holiday. (credit:MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images)
Iran(77 of129)
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An Iranian Shiite Muslim worshipper reads the Koran during the weekly Friday prayer during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan on July 12, 2013 at the university of the Iranian capital, Tehran. (credit:ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Kashmiri Muslims pray inside a shrine during the first Friday of Ramadan in Srinagar on July 12,2013. Islam's holy month of Ramadan is calculated on the sighting of the new moon and Muslims all over the world are supposed to fast from dawn to dusk during the month. (credit:TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images)
Palestine(79 of129)
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Palestinian women protect themselves from the sun outside the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem following the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan on July 12, 2013. (credit:AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Muslim girls chat as others gather outside the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem for the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan on July 12, 2013. (credit:AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/Getty Images)
India(81 of129)
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Indian Muslims offer Friday prayers during the holy month of Ramadan on the road in Kolkata on July 12, 2013. Islam's holy month of Ramadan is calculated on the sighting of the new moon and Muslims all over the world are supposed to fast from dawn to dusk during the month. (credit:DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
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Indian Muslims offer Friday prayers during the holy month of Ramadan on the road in Kolkata on July 12, 2013. (credit:DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
Egypt(83 of129)
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A supporter of ousted president Mohamed Morsi participates in Friday prayer on the third day of Ramadan, the sacred holy month for Muslims where many will fast from sun-up to sun-down on July 12, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt continues to be in a state of political paralysis following the ousting of former President and Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Morsi by the military. Adly Mansour, chief justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court, was sworn in as the interim head of state in a ceremony in Cairo on the morning of July 4. (credit:Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi participate in Friday prayer on the third day of Ramadan, the sacred holy month for Muslims where many will fast from sun-up to sun-down on July 12, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt continues to be in a state of political paralysis following the ousting of former President and Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Morsi by the military. Adly Mansour, chief justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court, was sworn in as the interim head of state in a ceremony in Cairo on the morning of July 4. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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CAIRO, EGYPT - JULY 12: Supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi participate in Friday prayer on the third day of Ramadan, the sacred holy month for Muslims where many will fast from sun-up to sun-down on July 12, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt continues to be in a state of political paralysis following the ousting of former President and Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Morsi by the military. Adly Mansour, chief justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court, was sworn in as the interim head of state in a ceremony in Cairo on the morning of July 4. (credit:Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Indian Muslims cut fruit as they prepare to end the day's fast during Ramadan at the 600 year old Shahi Jama Mosque in Ahmedabad on July 12, 2013. (credit:SAM PANTHAKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Indian Muslims prepare to end the day's fast during Ramadan at the 600 year old Shahi Jama Mosque in Ahmedabad on July 12, 2013. (credit:SAM PANTHAKY/AFP/Getty Images)
Pakistan(88 of129)
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A Pakistani Muslim waits to break his fast during the month of Ramadan in Karachi on July 12, 2013. (credit:RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP/Getty Images)
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Indian Muslims end the day's fast in the rain during Ramadan at the 600 year old Shahi Jama Mosque in Ahmedabad on July 12, 2013. (credit:SAM PANTHAKY/AFP/Getty Images)
Palestine(90 of129)
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A picture taken on July 12, 2013 shows the moon at dawn as Palestinian Muslim worshipers arrive to cross the Qalandia checkpoint between Ramallah and Jerusalem on their way to attend the first Friday prayers of Ramadan in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound. (credit:ABBAS MOMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
Turkey(91 of129)
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Turkish anti goverment protesters gather as they break their first day of fasting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Istiklal street, the main shopping corridor, on July 9, 2013 in Istanbul. During the month devout Muslims must abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn until sunset, when they break the fast with the meal known as Iftar. (credit:BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)
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Turkish anti goverment protesters gather as they break their first day of fasting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Istiklal street, the main shopping corridor, on July 9, 2013 in Istanbul. During the month devout Muslims must abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn until sunset, when they break the fast with the meal known as Iftar. (credit:BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)
Cairo Residents Shop for Supplies on Eve of Ramadan(93 of129)
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Egyptians shop in a market on the eve of Ramadan, the sacred holy month for Muslims where many will fast from sun-up to sun-down, on July 9, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt continues to be in a state of political paralysis following the ousting of Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Morsi by the military. Adly Mansour, chief justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court, was sworn in as the interim head of state in a ceremony in Cairo on the morning of July 4. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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An Egyptian man waits to perform the sunset prayer after the first fasting day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the Al-Ahzar mosque in Cairo on July 10, 2013. Tens of millions across the Muslim world fast from dawn to dusk and strive to be more pious and charitable during the month, which ends with the Eid holiday. (credit:GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images)
Saudi Arabia(95 of129)
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In this picture taken on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 worshippers walk down from the Cave of Hira on the top of al-Nour mountain in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The Cave of Hira is where Muslims believe Muhammad received his first revelations. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) (credit:AP)
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In this picture taken on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 worshippers pray at the entrance of the Cave of Hira on the top of al-Nour mountain in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The Cave of Hira is where Muslims believe Muhammad received his first revelations. AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) (credit:AP)
Yemen(97 of129)
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An elderly man reads verses of the Quran, Islam's holy book, on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan in the grand Mosque in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Muslims began observing the dawn-to-dusk fast for the month of Ramadan across the Middle East on Wednesday, even as the region is shaken by the crisis in Egypt and the U.N. food agency warned that Syria's civil war has left 7 million people in need of food aid. (credit:AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
Yemen(98 of129)
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An elderly man reads verses of the Quran, Islam's holy book, on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan in the grand Mosque in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Muslims began observing the dawn-to-dusk fast for the month of Ramadan across the Middle East on Wednesday, even as the region is shaken by the crisis in Egypt and the U.N. food agency warned that Syria's civil war has left 7 million people in need of food aid. (credit:AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
Pakistan(99 of129)
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People buy vermicelli ahead of Ramadan, which begins tomorrow in Pakistan, on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. During Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk. (credit:AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
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People buy garlic, onion and other items ahead of Ramadan, which begins tomorrow in Pakistan, on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 in Rawalpindi. (credit:(AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
India(101 of129)
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Indian Muslim men gather to sight of the crescent moon in the compound of Jamia Masjid or Grand Mosque in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. The new moon heralds the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, a time of fasting, prayer and charitable giving for Muslims worldwide. (credit:AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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An Indian Muslim man helps an elderly man to locate the crescent moon in the compound of Jamia Masjid or Grand Mosque in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. (credit:AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Egypt(103 of129)
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Egyptians break their fast during the first day of Ramadan outside Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. After a week of violence and mass demonstrations, Egyptians were hoping that Wednesday's start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan will significantly calm the streets. The sunrise-to-sunset fast cuts down on daytime activity, although there are fears of unrest at night. (credit:AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
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Egyptians break their fast during the first day of Ramadan outside Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. After a week of violence and mass demonstrations, Egyptians were hoping that Wednesday's start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan will significantly calm the streets. The sunrise-to-sunset fast cuts down on daytime activity, although there are fears of unrest at night. (credit:AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
Palestine(105 of129)
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A Palestinian boy plays with fireworks as he celebrates the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Gaza City, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Ramadan is traditionally a time of reflection and prayer, and Muslims are expected to abstain during daylight hours from food, drink, smoking and sex to focus on spirituality, good deeds and charity. The fast presents a physical and spiritual challenge every year, but particularly when the holiday falls during harsh Mideast summer when the days are longest and temperatures soar in some places to 50 degrees Celsius (120 Fahrenheit). (credit:AP photo/Hatem Moussa)
Saudi Arabia(106 of129)
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A worshipper reads Islam's holy book Quran at the Grand Mosque in the holy Muslim city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Many devout Muslims in the Middle East have started observing the dawn-to-dusk fast for the month of Ramadan even as the region is rocked by Egypt's turmoil and the relentless civil war in Syria. For most Sunnis and Shiites, Ramadan started on Wednesday while others are expected to begin observing the holy month on Thursday differences based on various sightings of the new moon. (credit:AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Worshippers eat during Iftar, or breaking of the fast, at the Grand Mosque in the holy Muslim city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Many devout Muslims in the Middle East have started observing the dawn-to-dusk fast for the month of Ramadan even as the region is rocked by Egypt's turmoil and the relentless civil war in Syria. For most Sunnis and Shiites, Ramadan started on Wednesday while others are expected to begin observing the holy month on Thursday differences based on various sightings of the new moon. (credit:AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Bahrain(108 of129)
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Bahraini men gather to search the sky over the Persian Gulf for the crescent moon in the western village of Karzakan, Bahrain, on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. The new moon heralds the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, a time of fasting, prayer and charitable giving for Muslims worldwide. Bahrain announced Ramadan officially begins Wednesday in the kingdom. (credit:AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
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In this picture taken on Tuesday, July 9, 2013, a worshipper stands at the entrance to the Cave of Hira on the top of al-Nour mountain in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The Cave of Hira is where Muslims believe Muhammad received his first revelations. Arabic reads, "The Door of the Cave - the Mountain of al-Nour." (credit:AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Turkey(110 of129)
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Thousands of people sit on Istiklal Avenue, the main shopping road of Istanbul, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Thousands of people broke the fast on the first day of Ramadan in a kind of spontaneous form of protest sitting in a queue of some hundred meters from Galatasaray University to Taksim Square on the street chanting slogans while eating together. (credit:Ap Photo/Gero Breloer)
Yemen(111 of129)
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Yemeni girls wearing traditional costumes attend a festival for children to welcome the Holy month of Ramadan in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen, on Monday, July 8, 2013. (credit:AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
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Pakistani Muslims sweep the floor of a mosque on the eve of Ramadan in Karachi on July 10, 2013. (credit:Rizwan Tabassum/AFP/Getty Images)
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A Palestinian child poses with a star as people arrive to attend the evening prayer during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the old city of Jerusalem on July 9, 2013. (credit:Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Image)
Kuwait(114 of129)
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Kuwaitis buy fruits and vegetables at a market place on July 10, 2013 in downtown Kuwait City, on the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. (credit:Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFP/Getty Images)
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Mosque workers prepare food for distribution to the poor and Muslims who come to break their fast at Noor Mosque in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. (credit:AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
Afghanistan(116 of129)
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Afghan children read and memorise the Koran at a mosque in Jalalabad on July 10, 2013, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (credit:Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty Images)
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A Palestinian woman buys traditional Ramadan decorations at a store in the West Bank city of Jenin, Monday, July 8, 2013. (credit:AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)
Indonesia(118 of129)
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Students sit in circles during a Quran recital class on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Ar-Raudlatul Hasanah Islamic boarding school in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. (credit:Ap Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Lebanon(119 of129)
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A Lebanese man prays at a mosque in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Many devout Muslims in the Middle East have started observing the dawn-to-dusk fast for the month of Ramadan even as the region is rocked by Egypt's turmoil and the relentless civil war in Syria. For most Sunnis and Shiites, Ramadan started on Wednesday while others are expected to begin observing the holy month on Thursday differences based on various sightings of the new moon. (credit:AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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A Pakistani Muslim performs ablutions before evening prayer at historical Wazir Khan mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. (credit:AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
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Indian Muslims pray at Jama Masjid on the eve of Ramadan in New Delhi on July 10, 2013. (credit:Raveendran/AFP/Getty Images)
Palestine(122 of129)
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A Palestinian vendor displays a prayer mat at a market in the West Bank city of Jenin ahead of Ramadan, Tuesday, July 9, 2013. (credit:AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)
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A Pakistani vendor waits for customers to sell prayer beads ahead of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. (credit:AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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Afghan workers make sweets at a traditional factory ahead of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 9, 2013. (credit:AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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Students perform an afternoon prayer on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Ar-Raudlatul Hasanah Islamic boarding school in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. (credit:AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
U.S.A.(126 of129)
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Flint resident Ahmad Deeb helps set up decorations at the Flint Islamic Center on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 in preparation for the Islamic tradition of Ramadan that starts Wednesday, July 10. Hundreds are expected to gather at the center for the Terawih prayer, which leads into a month of fasting -- or sawm -- and prayer. (credit:AP Photo/The Journal, Michelle Tessier)
Kuwait(127 of129)
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Kuwaitis are seen trhough a window glass standing at a butcher's shop at a market place on July 10, 2013 in downtown Kuwait City, on the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. (credit:Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFP/Getty Images)
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Pakistani bakers make traditional food for the holy fasting month of Ramadan at a shop in Karachi on July 10, 2013. (credit:Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images)
Palestine(129 of129)
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A Palestinian boy blows soap bubbles as he hawks toys on the eve of the start of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, at a street market in Gaza City on July 9, 2013. (credit:Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images)
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