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Black Kite birds fly around as Indian Muslims sit on the steps after offering Friday prayers at the Feroz Shah Kotla Mosque in New Delhi, India, Friday, Aug. 13, 2010. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar where the observant fast from dawn till dusk. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
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Indian Muslims pray at at a mosque in Allahabad, India, Friday, Aug. 13, 2010. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar where observant fast from dawn till dusk. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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A four-faced clock, atop the Abraj Al-Bait Towers is seen under construction in Mecca, Saudi Arabia Thursday Aug. 12, 2010. Saudi Arabia will test what it is billing as the world's largest clock in the holy city of Mecca during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.The four-faced clock tower will top a massive skyscraper that when completed will be around 1,970 feet (600 meters) tall, the second tallest in the world after Dubai's Burj Khalifa. The complex overlooks Mecca's famed Grand Mosque, which Muslims worldwide face during their five daily prayers and is part of Saudi efforts to develop the city visited by millions of pilgrims every year. (AP Photo/Essa Mohammad)
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Children in a Madrassa reciting the Holy Quran during the start of the holy month of Ramadan in Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday, Aug.12, 2010. Muslims all over the world observe this month by fasting, reciting the Quran and eating according to laid down custom.(AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
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A Muslim man perform ablution before the prayers at a mosque during the first Friday in the holy month of Ramadan in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, Aug.13, 2010.(AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
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Young Indian Muslim mechanics carry food for iftaar, meal that breaks a day-long fast, during the first day of holy month of Ramadan, in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010. Devout Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk during Ramadan, a time of heightened religious fervor. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Pickle products are displayed in the Old City of the West Bank city of Hebron, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010. Devout Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk during Ramadan, a time of heightened religious fervor. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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A Palestinian boy plays with fireworks during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in the West Bank city of Nablus, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010. Devout Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk during Ramadan, a time of heightened religious fervor. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)
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Palestinian boys play with fireworks, during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010. Devout Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk during Ramadan, a time of heightened religious fervor. (AP Photo / Hatem Moussa)
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Jim Otun of Fairfield, N.J. is reflected in his IPad as he reads a dua from the Quran at Zinnur Books in Paterson, N.J., Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. Many Muslims across the country are using new technologies to help them in their islamic beliefs. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)
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An Iraqi traffic policeman works during a sunny day on which the temperature reached 116 degrees Fahrenheit in the Azamiyah neighborhood of Baghdad on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010. Muslims throughout the world are observing Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, during which they refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and having sexual relations from sunrise to sunset. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
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Rifqa Bary, a runaway and converted Christian, was released from state custody on Tuesday, her 18th birthday. (Associated Press)
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New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush signs autographs for New England Patriots fans during a joint football practice in Foxborough, Mass. Wednesday Aug. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
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A masked Kashmiri Muslim protester shouts pro-freedom slogans during a protest rally at Khanmoh, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) south of Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims protested against Indian rule in the Himalayan region of Kashmir and offered special prayers for nearly 50 people who died in last two months of civil unrest. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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Kashmiri Muslim protesters shout pro-freedom slogans during a protest rally at Khanmoh, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) south of Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims protested against Indian rule in the Himalayan region of Kashmir and offered special prayers for nearly 50 people who died in last two months of civil unrest. For nearly two months, Kashmir has been in the grips of violent protests as angry young men, women and children, have held demonstrations against Indian rule in the region. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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Kashmiri Muslim protestors pray in the middle of a road during an anti-India procession in Chadoora, about 25 kilometers (15 miles) south of Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims protested against Indian rule in the Himalayan region of Kashmir and offered special prayers for nearly 50 people who died in last two months of civil unrest. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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A Kashmiri Muslim protestor makes graffiti on a road as bystanders look on in Wathoora on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims protested against Indian rule in the Himalayan region of Kashmir and offered special prayers for nearly 50 people who died in last two months of civil unrest. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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An Indian policeman rests against closed shops during curfew in downtown area of Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims protested against Indian rule in the Himalayan region of Kashmir and offered special prayers for nearly 50 people who died in last two months of civil unrest. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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In this July 30, 2010, photo, Minnesota Vikings backup safety Husain Abdullah is shown during the NFL team's training camp in Mankato, Minn. Abdullah, a Muslim, puts his faith before football and will observe the Islamic holiday of Ramadan starting Wednesday with a month of daytime fasting. (AP PhotoJim Mone)
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California Attorney General Jerry Brown discusses an investigation of Bell's city government in Los Angeles on Monday. Mr. Brown has ordered past and present officials of Bell to turn over their financial records in a widening probe of a salary scandal in the Los Angeles suburb. (Associated Press)
