An Afghan confectioners holds a traditional sweets for Iftar, the evening meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on August 16, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Muslims all over the world are supposed to go without food, drink, smoking and sex from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan in order to purify themselves and concentrate their mind on Islamic teachings. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
- An Afghan confectioners holds a traditional sweets for Iftar, the evening meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on August 16, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Muslims all over the world are supposed to go without food, drink, smoking and sex from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan in order to purify themselves and concentrate their mind on Islamic teachings. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
- An Afghan confectioners holds a traditional sweets for Iftar, the evening meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on August 16, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Muslims all over the world are supposed to go without food, drink, smoking and sex from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan in order to purify themselves and concentrate their mind on Islamic teachings. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
- An Afghan youth flies a kite on the remains of a building during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on August 16, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Muslims all over the world are supposed to go without food, drink, smoking and sex from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan in order to purify themselves and concentrate their mind on Islamic teachings. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
- Men pray before breaking Ramadan fast at the third annual Iftar Dinner at the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center on August 17, 2010 in New York, New York. The event brings out local Muslim leaders and area politicians to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan. New York City is still contending with the controversial proposal to build an Islamic cultural center and mosque. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
- Women pray before breaking Ramadan fast at the third annual Iftar Dinner at the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center on August 17, 2010 in New York, New York. The event brings out local Muslim leaders and area politicians to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan. New York City is still contending with the controversial proposal to build an Islamic cultural center and mosque. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
- A man stands in front of the London Muslim Centre on August 18, 2010 in London, England. Muslim men and women across the world are currently observing Ramadan, a month long celebration of self-purification and restraint. During Ramadan, the Muslim community fast, abstaining from food, drink, smoking and sex between sunrise and sunset. Muslims break their fast after sunset with an evening meal refered to as Iftar. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
- Muslim men pray before Iftar, the evening meal in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the London Muslim Centre on August 18, 2010. Muslim men and women across the world are currently observing Ramadan, a celebration of self-purification and restraint. During Ramadan, the Muslim community fast, abstaining from food, drink, smoking and sex between sunrise and sunset. Muslims break their fast after sunset. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
- A Muslim man reads the Koran before Iftar, the evening meal in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the London Muslim Centre on August 18, 2010 in London, England.Muslims break their fast after sunset with an evening meal refered to as Iftar, where a date is the first thing eaten followed by a traditional meal. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
- Muslim men perform ablutions before prayer during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the London Muslim Centre on August 18, 2010 in London, England.(Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
- An Afghan Muslim woman takes part in evening prayers during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on August 13, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Muslims all over the world are supposed to go without food, drink, smoking and sex from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan in order to purify themselves and concentrate their mind on Islamic teachings. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
- An Afghan Muslim man takes part in evening prayers during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on August 13, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Muslims all over the world are supposed to go without food, drink, smoking and sex from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan in order to purify themselves and concentrate their mind on Islamic teachings. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
- Afghan youths pray on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on August 11, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Muslims all over the world are supposed to go without food, drink, smoking and sex from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan in order to purify themselves and concentrate their mind on Islamic teachings. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
- An Afghan Muslim man takes part in evening prayers during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on August 13, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Muslims all over the world are supposed to go without food, drink, smoking and sex from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan in order to purify themselves and concentrate their mind on Islamic teachings. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
- A small food distribution becomes complete chaos as people fight for small bags of wheat given out by a local Muslim organization, as flood waters continue to cause suffering two weeks on after the floods began, on August 12, 2010 in Sukkur, Pakistan. The country's agricultural heartland has been devastated as rice, corn and wheat fields have been flooded creating a massive lake that goes on for many miles. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
- An Afghan boy visits a market during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on August 11, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Muslims all over the world are supposed to go without food, drink, smoking and sex from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan in order to purify themselves and concentrate their mind on Islamic teachings. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
- Afghans visit a market during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on August 11, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Muslims all over the world are supposed to go without food, drink, smoking and sex from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan in order to purify themselves and concentrate their mind on Islamic teachings. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
- Afghans visit a market during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on August 11, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Muslims all over the world are supposed to go without food, drink, smoking and sex from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan in order to purify themselves and concentrate their mind on Islamic teachings. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
- Afghans visit a market during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on August 11, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Muslims all over the world are supposed to go without food, drink, smoking and sex from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan in order to purify themselves and concentrate their mind on Islamic teachings. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
- man reads the Koran in a mosque during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on August 16, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Muslims all over the world are supposed to go without food, drink, smoking and sex from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan in order to purify themselves and concentrate their mind on Islamic teachings. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (L) walks with New York City taxi driver Ahmed Sharif (C), 43, after a news conference at City Hall on August 26, 2010 in New York City. Sharif, a Muslim originally from Bangladesh, was attacked with a knife while driving his cab by a man who denounced his religion. Michael Enright, a 21-year-old film student who had recently returned from a trip to Afghanistan. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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