Il Mese del Ramadan (in arabo: رمضان) e’ il nono e piu’ sacro mese del calendario musulmano. Uno dei cinque pilastri dell’Islam impone ai fedeli di astenersi da cibo, acqua e rapporti sessuali dall’alba al tramonto per l’intero mese. Quest’anno il Ramadan e’ iniziato l’11 agosto e si e’ concluso il 9 settembre.
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Thai Muslim women gather for a prayer outside a mosque in the southern province of Pattani
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