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Muslim worshippers surround the Kaaba during the holy month of Ramadan in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 16 June 2017 [Ramazan Turgut/Anadolu Agency]
![Muslim worshippers surround the Kaaba during the holy month of Ramadan in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 16 June 2017 [Ramazan Turgut/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017_6_16-Ramadan-in-Mecca20170616_2_24261190_23194750.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Ramadan in Makkah")
Muslim worshippers surround the Kaaba during the holy month of Ramadan in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 16 June 2017 [Ramazan Turgut/Anadolu Agency]
![Muslim worshippers enter Al-Masjid al-Haram during the holy month of Ramadan in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 16 June 2017 [Ramazan Turgut/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017_6_16-Ramadan-in-Mecca20170616_2_24261190_23194751.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Ramadan in Makkah")
Muslim worshippers enter Al-Masjid al-Haram during the holy month of Ramadan in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 16 June 2017 [Ramazan Turgut/Anadolu Agency]
![Muslim worshippers surround the Kaaba during the holy month of Ramadan in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 16 June 2017 [Ramazan Turgut/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017_6_16-Ramadan-in-Mecca20170616_2_24261190_23194753.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "Ramadan in Makkah")
Muslim worshippers surround the Kaaba during the holy month of Ramadan in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 16 June 2017 [Ramazan Turgut/Anadolu Agency]
![Muslim worshippers enter Al-Masjid al-Haram during the holy month of Ramadan in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 16 June 2017 [Ramazan Turgut/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017_6_16-Ramadan-in-Mecca20170616_2_24261190_23194760.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "Ramadan in Makkah")
Muslim worshippers enter Al-Masjid al-Haram during the holy month of Ramadan in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 16 June 2017 [Ramazan Turgut/Anadolu Agency]