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18 JUNE 2015 - PATTANI, PATTANI, THAILAND: Women sit on the plaza in front of Pattani Central Mosque during Ramadan services. Thousands of people come to Pattani Central Mosque in Pattani, Thailand, to mark the first night of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Islam is the second largest religion in Thailand. Pattani, along with Narathiwat and Yala provinces, all on the Malaysian border, have a Muslim majority. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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18 JUNE 2015 - PATTANI, PATTANI, THAILAND: Women sit on the plaza in front of Pattani Central Mosque during Ramadan services. Thousands of people come to Pattani Central Mosque in Pattani, Thailand, to mark the first night of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Islam is the second largest religion in Thailand. Pattani, along with Narathiwat and Yala provinces, all on the Malaysian border, have a Muslim majority. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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