During Ramadan, the ninth and holiest month in the Islamic calendar, Muslims refrain from eating and drinking during daylight hours.
Reuters photographers took a series of portraits of Muslims observing Ramadan in different countries around the world, and asked them what food they liked to eat when breaking their daily fast.
. NEW DELHI, INDIA. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Sara Naqvi, 36, holds the food she most likes to eat at iftar, the meal with which Muslims break their fast after sundown during Ramadan.
. NEW DELHI, INDIA. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Naqvi's favourite iftar meal is ‘Puri-Chole,’ a type of deep-fried bread served with spicy chickpeas.
. BAGHDAD, Iraq. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad
Hussain Hawi Warid, a 55-year-old in Baghdad, carries a dish known as dolma which he enjoys eating when breaking his fast.
. BAGHDAD, Iraq. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad
Warid’s meal consists of vegetables and vine leaves stuffed with meat, rice and tomatoes.
. ZENICA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
Mevlida Mrgic, 66, poses with her favourite dish while observing Ramadan in the central Bosnian town of Zenica.
. ZENICA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. REUTERS
Mrgic’s meal is also a version of dolma, a family of stuffed vegetable dishes common in the Middle East and surrounding regions.
. KABUL, Afghanistan. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
Mohammad Kabir, a 64-year-old in Kabul, holds an Afghan soup known as shorba.
. KABUL, Afghanistan. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
A variety of dishes, including shorba, lie prepared for Kabir before he breaks his fast.
. Alexndria, Egypt. Reuters/Asmaa Waguih
Hamed Mahmoud, a 30-year-old from Cairo, holds an iftar meal of grilled fish.
. Alexandria, Egypt. Reuters/Asmaa Waguih
Mahmoud says his favourite food is grilled fish and seafood. While visiting Alexandria, he likes to eat with his friends by the sea.
