![Old men apply eyeliners following a prayer at Great Mosque of Sana'a on 23 May, 2018 in Sana’a, Yemen. [Mohammed Hamoud/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180523_2_30532141_34018061-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C797&ssl=1)
![Three Palestinian men wearing clown costumes, walk the Gaza City streets with their drums to wake people for pre-dawn meal of sahur, the last meal before a long day of fasting that starts with the call to prayer at sunrise, in Gaza on 23 May, 2018 [Ashraf Amra/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180523_2_30519898_33998998.jpg?w=798&h=528&ssl=1 "20180523_2_30519898_33998998")
Three Palestinian men wearing clown costumes, walk the Gaza City streets with their drums to wake people for pre-dawn meal of sahur, the last meal before a long day of fasting that starts with the call to prayer at sunrise, in Gaza on 23 May, 2018 [Ashraf Amra/Anadolu Agency]
![Syrian "Sultans of the Sultans of the Sultans" group staged the Medina Festival at the Municipal Theater in Tunis during the 6th Ramadan festival [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180523_2_30516820_33993672.jpg?w=394&h=263&ssl=1 "\"شيوخ سلاطين الطرب\" السورية تضيء مهرجان المدينة بتونس")
Syrian “Sultans of the Sultans of the Sultans” group staged the Medina Festival at the Municipal Theater in Tunis during the 6th Ramadan festival [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![Old men apply eyeliners following a prayer at Great Mosque of Sana'a on 23 May, 2018 in Sana’a, Yemen. [Mohammed Hamoud/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180523_2_30532141_34018061-scaled.jpg?w=394&h=261&ssl=1 "Yemeni tradition to wear eyeliner")
Old men apply eyeliners following a prayer at Great Mosque of Sana’a on 23 May, 2018 in Sana’a, Yemen. [Mohammed Hamoud/Anadolu Agency]
![A Palestinian man climbs the ladders to cross the separation wall to reach Jerusalem in order to perform the second Friday Prayer of Islamic holy month of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, 25 May, 2018 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180525_2_30556816_34057533-scaled.jpg?w=388&h=259&ssl=1 "Passages to Jerusalem for the second Friday prayer of Ramadan")
A Palestinian man climbs the ladders to cross the separation wall to reach Jerusalem on 25 May 2018 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
![Dalmatian pelicans are seen on artificial platforms to support their incubation process at the Birds Paradise National Park near Lake Manyas, in Bandirma district of Balikesir, Turkey on 22 May, 2018 [Ali Atmaca/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180523_2_30521419_34001899.jpg?w=412&h=259&ssl=1 "Artificial platform support for incubation of Dalmatian Pelicans")
Dalmatian pelicans are seen on artificial platforms to support their incubation process at the Birds Paradise National Park near Lake Manyas, in Bandirma district of Balikesir, Turkey on 22 May, 2018 [Ali Atmaca/Anadolu Agency]
![Moroccan Muslims perform the 'Tarawih' prayer during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at the in Sale, Morocco on 22 May, 2018 [Jalal Morchidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180522_2_30500154_33970764.jpg?w=388&h=259&ssl=1 "Tarawih Prayer in Morocco")
Moroccan Muslims perform the ‘Tarawih’ prayer during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at the in Sale, Morocco on 22 May, 2018 [Jalal Morchidi/Anadolu Agency]
![A Rainbow occurs after a rainy day as the sun goes down following a rainy day during spring season near River Murat in Palu district of Elazig, Turkey on 15 May, 2018 [Enver Hancı/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180525_2_30557728_34059637.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "Historical Palu district of Turkey's Elazig")
A Rainbow occurs after a rainy day as the sun goes down following a rainy day during spring season near River Murat in Palu district of Elazig, Turkey on 15 May, 2018 [Enver Hancı/Anadolu Agency]
![The residents of Afar, northeast Ethiopia, face the worst drought in years, yet Muslims in the region continue to fast and pray [Mohammed Abdu Abdulbaqı/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180522_2_30514502_33991073.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "رغم الجفاف.. مسلمون بـ\"عفر\" الإثيوبية يواظبون على الصيام")
The residents of Afar, northeast Ethiopia, face the worst drought in years, yet Muslims in the region continue to fast and pray [Mohammed Abdu Abdulbaqı/Anadolu Agency]