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A man reads the Koran minutes before sunset as he waits to break his fast and have his Iftar meal near Al-Azhar mosque, in the old Islamic area of Cairo, Egypt, July 9, 2015. Picture taken July 9, 2015. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RTX1JWC3

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