Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel s diplomatic reporter
In this Jan. 25, 2011 file photo, demonstrators deface a poster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Alexandria, Egypt. (AP Photo)
Ten years ago, in late 2010 and early 2011, the Arab world experienced a series of convulsions that tore apart the Middle East as we knew it. Starting in Tunisia, where a young fruit vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire to protest corruption and police abuse, angry demonstrations spread throughout the region. Some of the world’s longest-ruling leaders were toppled within months. There was a sense of optimism, that the long-suffering citizens of Arab nations were finally rising up to demand basic human rights and dignity in secular, youth-led popular uprisings.
Photos show Ramadan festivities around the world as Muslims mark second pandemic-struck holiday
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Photos show Ramadan festivities around the world as Muslims mark second pandemic-struck holiday
Erin SnodgrassApr 15, 2021, 05:53 IST
Muslims wait to break their fast during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at a mosque in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Wednesday, April 14, 2021AP Photo/Anjum Naveed
Tuesday marked the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan around the world.
More than 1 billion people began celebrations this week for the second Ramadan of the pandemic era.
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Muslims pray during the first dawn prayers of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, as they keep social distancing to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, April 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
A Muslim bows in Sijdah during an evening prayer called taraweeh marking the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Chicago s Muslim Community Center on April 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)
In this photo taken using slow shutter speed, Muslim women offer an evening prayer called taraweeh marking the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. April 12, 2021. (AP Photo/ Achmad Ibrahim)
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Muslims pray during the first dawn prayers of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
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Muslims around the world marked the start of Ramadan Tuesday. But a rise in COVID-19 cases has again placed limits on how they can observe the holy month.
Ramadan is traditionally marked by longer prayers in crowded
mosques. Muslims do not eat or drink from morning to night. The custom is meant to stop unhealthy
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