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How Muslims break their Ramzan fast the world over

Last updated on: July 28, 2014 18:52 IST

We bring you a series of portraits of Muslims observing Ramzan in different countries around the world with the food they most liked to eat when breaking their daytime fast.Sara Naqvi, 36, holds a plate of her favourite Iftar meal, puri-cholea, deep fried bread and spicy chickpeas, as she waits to break her fast in New Delhi.

  

Sara Navqi's favourite Iftar meal of puri-chole, deep fried bread and spicy chickpeas is seen in New Delhi.

How Muslims break their Ramzan fast the world over

Last updated on: July 28, 2014 18:52 IST

Mevlida Mrgic, 66, poses for a photograph as she holds a plate of dolma, a traditional dish of stuffed vegetables, in the central Bosnian town of Zenica.

 

Dolma, a traditional dish of stuffed vegetables, and other food are laid out on a table at Mevlida Mrgic's home in the central Bosnian town of Zenica.

How Muslims break their Ramzan fast the world over

Last updated on: July 28, 2014 18:52 IST

Mohammad Kabir, 64, holds a bowl of shorba, an Afghan soup made from beef or lamb, which is served with bread and potatoes as he poses for a photograph in Kabul.

 

 The food with which Mohammad Kabir will break his fast is laid out in Kabul.

How Muslims break their Ramzan fast the world over

Last updated on: July 28, 2014 18:52 IST

Srikandi Hakim, 69, holds a plate of brongkos, a Javanese dish made from oxtail, tofu, and red bean, as she poses for a photograph in Jakarta.

 

 Brongkos, a Javanese dish made from oxtail, tofu, and red beans, which is usually eaten with crackers and rice is seen at Srikandi Hakim's house in Jakarta.

 

How Muslims break their Ramzan fast the world over

Last updated on: July 28, 2014 18:52 IST

Patema Youssef, 22, an Uighur woman, holds a dish of Xinjiang noodles as she poses for a photograph at her home in Shanghai.

  

 A dish of Xinjiang noodles is seen at Patema Youssef 's home in Shanghai.

How Muslims break their Ramzan fast the world over

Last updated on: July 28, 2014 18:52 IST

Zelfira Mansurova, a Tatar woman, holds a jerked goose as she poses for a photograph near her house in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.

 

A jerked goose is seen at Zelfira Mansurova's house in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.

How Muslims break their Ramzan fast the world over

Last updated on: July 28, 2014 18:52 IST

Hamed Mahmoud, 30, holds grilled fish as he poses for a photograph in Alexandria, Egypt. 

  

Grilled fish, which Hamed Mahmoud bought to break his fast, is seen in Alexandria.