Ramadan around the world in photos: April 30

Images of an Islamic holy month like no other because of the coronavirus outbreak

Hajja Dalal, a 46-year-old "mesaharati," or dawn caller, wakes people up for a meal before sunrise in Cairo. AP

Muslim men attend a Friday prayer despite concerns of the new coronavirus outbreak, at a mosque in Lhokseumawe, Indonesia. AP

Niina Kaydee is isolating at home with children Amelia, 6, and Daniel, 3, in Sydney, Australia. Getty

Muslims break fast in the deserted Jama Masjid, usually packed with thousands of devotees during Ramadan, in New Delhi, India. AP

A Muslim wipes his face after performing ablution before prayer at Jama Masjid, New Delhi, India. AP

Muslim worshipers arrive for evening prayers after breaking their fast on the first day of Ramadan, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. AP

Three women wait to receive Ramadan sweets at the Imam Ahmed Raza Jaame Masjid mosque in Springs, south west of Johannesburg. AP

Saif Al Mallah, an Iraqi artist and refugee in Paris, works on a pyrography artwork about his memories in Mosul, in his room in Paris, France. EPA

Amira Jamoussi and a colleague gesture during a break at the Abderrahmane Memmi hospital. Jamoussi is spending the Muslim holy month of Ramadan away from her family. AFP

Kone Adama prays at home with his family during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan amid the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. EPA

An elderly Kurdish man sits reading the Quran during Ramadan in the city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province. AFP

Volunteers wear masks as they pack meals to be distributed for Iftar during the month of Ramadan at the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Virginia. AFP

Turkish volunteers Goecen Muelayim, 55, (L) and Ural Hasan, 55, of the Iftar-to-go-food delivery service of a mosque, hand out meals in Wuppertal, Germany. Reuters

A migrant worker prays after breaking fast in the morning during Ramadan, at a dormitory in Singapore. Reuters

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