Left:
Indonesian Muslim girls read the Quran,
the Muslim holy book, on the second day of Ramadan at a mosque in Jakarta,
Indonesia, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2001. Ramadan, a monthlong holiday of fasting
and purification, celebrates God's revealing of the Quran to the prophet
Mohammed. During Ramadan, Muslims are forbidden to eat, drink, smoke, or
have sexual intercourse during daylight hours. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Right: A
Muslim offers a prayer at a mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday,
Nov. 17, 2001. Muslims in Malaysia started the Islamic holy month of Ramadan
Saturday as devotees refrain from eating, drinking and sexual activity
from sunrise to sunset. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)