The Summer Olympic Games peak in London as Muslims around the world celebrate the holy month of Ramadan.
Photos Of The Week -- August 4-10
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Afghanistan's Rohullah Nekpa jumps in celebration after winning his men's 68-kilogram bronze medal taekwondo match against Britain's Martin Stamper at the London Olympics. (Reuters/Darren Staples)
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Iran's Leyla Rajabi competes in the women's shot put qualification at London's Olympic Stadium. (Reuters/Phil Noble)
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A man prays at a historic mosque in Afghanistan's Samangan Province, north of Kabul, during the holy month of Ramadan. (AFP/Qais Usyan)
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Belarusian photojournalist Yulya Darashkevich poses with a teddy bear at a Minsk court building in support of arrested photographer Anton Surapin, who took photos of teddy bears dropped by a plane during an opposition stunt. (ITAR-TASS/Vadim Rymakov)
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Russia's Gulnara Galkina competes in the women's 3000-meter steeplechase final at the London Olympics. (AFP/Adrian Dennis)
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A man arranges vermicelli, a specialty eaten during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, on stands to dry at a factory in Lahore, Pakistan. (Reuters/Mohsin Raza)
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A boy dives into the Treska River for a swim as temperatures soared to 43 degrees Celsius near the Macedonian capital, Skopje. (Reuters/Ognen Teofilovski )
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Ukraine's Lyudmyla Yosypenko competes in the women's heptathlon long-jump qualifications at the London Games. (AFP/Adrian Dennis)
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Tajikistan's Mavzuna Chorieva reacts after losing the women's light (60-kilogram) semifinal boxing match in London. (Reuters/Damir Sagolj)
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Kazakhstan's Ilya Ilyin kisses the weight during the men's 94-kilogram Group A weightlifting event of the 2012 Olympic Games. (AFP/Yuri Cortez)