Workers at a sweets shop prepare traditi
Kuwait City, KUWAIT: Workers at a sweets shop prepare traditional Arab pancakes, known as Qatayef, on the first day of the holy Muslim month of Ramdan, 23 September 2006 in Kuwait City. For Muslims across the world, the beginning of the ninth month in the Muslim lunar calendar which marks the start of Ramadan is a time for spiritual reflection, prayers and fasting. During Ramadan practicing Muslims do not eat, drink, smoke or have sex between sunrise and sunset. (Credit: YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty Images)