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Aug 12

Start of Ramadan in Thailand

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Thursday 12th August, 2010 at 21:34:02| Words: 73 words | Category: News Photos

Thai Muslim men offer prayers during a special evening ceremony called 'Taraweeh' at a mosque on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat late on August 12, 2010. Muslims all over the world are supposed to go without food, drink, smoking and sex from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan in order to purify themselves and concentrate their mind on Islamic teachings. (Getty Images)




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