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Images from Ramadan 2018 (36 photos)

This year’s Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting and prayer, will come to a close with Eid al-Fitr, the festival of the breaking of the fast, on June 14. For the past month, Muslims around the world have refrained from eating, drinking, smoking, and sex during daylight hours in order to focus on spirituality, good deeds, and charity. Collected here, a look at the traditions, ceremonies, food, and community of Ramadan 2018.

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An Afghan Muslim man prays during the holy month of Ramadan on the Wazir Akbar Khan hilltop in Kabul on May 30, 2018. (Wakil Kohsar / AFP / Getty)
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https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/06/images-from-ramadan-2018/562640/