Ramadan

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Palestinians walk for prayers at the Al Aqsa Mosque on the first Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, Aug. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)

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Palestinians pray on the first Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in the West Bank city of Jenin, Friday, Aug. 13, 2010.(AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)

Indian Muslims wash themselves as they get ready to offer prayers on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at Jama Mosque in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010. Devout Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk during Ramadan, a time of heightened religious fervor. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

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A Kashmiri Muslim arrives to offer prayers on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, India, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010. Devout Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk during Ramadan, a time of heightened religious fervor. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

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An elderly Kashmiri Muslim man prays on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, India, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010. Devout Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk during Ramadan, a time of heightened religious fervor. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

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** FILE ** Muslim worshippers pray during the first Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as the Dome of the Rock Mosque is seen in the background, in Jerusalem's Old City on Friday, Aug. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

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Children in a Madrassa reciting the Holy Quran during the start of the holy month of Ramadan in Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday, Aug.12, 2010. Muslims all over the world observe this month by fasting, reciting the Quran and eating according to laid down custom.(AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)

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A Muslim man perform ablution before the prayers at a mosque during the first Friday in the holy month of Ramadan in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, Aug.13, 2010.(AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)

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Young Indian Muslim mechanics carry food for iftaar, meal that breaks a day-long fast, during the first day of holy month of Ramadan, in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010. Devout Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk during Ramadan, a time of heightened religious fervor. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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Pickle products are displayed in the Old City of the West Bank city of Hebron, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010. Devout Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk during Ramadan, a time of heightened religious fervor. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

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A Palestinian boy plays with fireworks during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in the West Bank city of Nablus, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010. Devout Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk during Ramadan, a time of heightened religious fervor. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

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Palestinian boys play with fireworks, during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010. Devout Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk during Ramadan, a time of heightened religious fervor. (AP Photo / Hatem Moussa)

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Rudi Odeh-Ramadan, of New York, speaks in support of a group planning a proposed mosque near ground zero in New York. Three separate plans to build Muslim worship centers in the city have raised issues from some community members. (Associated Press)