Muslims Observe Ramadan In Jerusalem

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL- NOVEMBER 8: Under heavy security, Muslim worshippers make their way to the Temple Mount, known in Arabic as El Harem El Sharif, site of Al Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock Islamic Shrine November 8, 2002 in the Old City of Jerusalem. Muslims celebrated the first Friday of Ramadan, the ninth and holiest month of the Islamic lunar calendar, when devout Muslims refrain from all food, drink or sex during daylight hours and focus on devotion and good works. Some 135,000 Palestinian worshippers took part in the prayers as Jerusalem police deployed about 2,000 policemen throughout the capital. (Photo by Quique Kierszenbaum/Getty Images)