BEIRUT, LEBANON- Syrian children learn to read the Quran during the month of Ramadan
Super sized portions for a super sized crowd! Food is prepared for a large gathering to break the fast
High school students try to cram in last minute revision before sitting the end of year of exams
CAIRO, EGYPT- A street vendor prepares a plate of sweets for a hungry customer
A mountain of Falafel, yum! in Gaza
GAZA CITY, GAZA- A volunteer helps distribute food during a community iftar in Gaza
GAZA- A man performs Poi fire to create some mesmerising shapes
GAZA CITY, GAZA- A Palestinian vendor prepares traditional bread known as “saj” for the end of the fasting day
NABLUS, WEST BANK- Samaritan girls gather to pray on the top of Mount Gerizim in a traditional pilgrimage to mark the Shavuot’s holiday
![Ninja women practice their fight moves in martial arts and command of weapons [Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017_6_9-TWPtehran.jpg?w=296&h=197&ssl=1 "ايرانيات تمارسن \"النينجا\" للدفاع عن انفسهن")
Ninja women practice their fight moves in martial arts and command of weapons [Anadolu Agency]
TUNISIA- All rained in! Tunisian girl attempts to cross the road during torrential rain showers
TUNIS, TUNISIA- Tunisian music band Hadhrat Fadhel Jaziri perform on stage at the Municipal Theatre of Tunis, during 35th session of the festival of the Medina in Tunis. The band have a Sufi flavour with a Western twist.
TUNISIA- Turkey’s military band ‘Mehtar’ stage a musical show on Habib Bourguiba Street in central Tunis as part of the city’s festival in which they put on a show of military plays, songs and recitations in Turkish