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Ramadan in Mosul: Living Traditions Between Past and Present
Yasser Goyani carries a tambourine and walks with children carrying illuminated lanterns in preparation for celebrating the arrival of the month of Ramadan on the eve of the first day of Ramadan, in the Old City of Mosul. [Ismael Adnan/Al Jazeera]
Ramadan in Mosul: Living Traditions Between Past and Present
A girl holds a glowing lantern on the eve of the first day of the holy month of Ramadan. [Ismael Adnan/Al Jazeera]
Ramadan in Mosul: Living Traditions Between Past and Present
Children carry lanterns on the eve of the first day of Ramadan at the Bytna Foundation for Culture, Arts and Heritage in the Old City of Mosul. [Ismael Adnan/Al Jazeera]
Ramadan in Mosul: Living Traditions Between Past and Present
Ghufran Thamer, 34, takes on the role of a musaharati in the Old City of Mosul, waking people for the suhoor meal during Ramadan. [Ismael Adnan/Al Jazeera]
Ramadan in Mosul: Living Traditions Between Past and Present
Worshippers perform tarawih prayers at the Great Mosque of al-Nuri. [Ismael Adnan/Al Jazeera]
Ramadan in Mosul: Living Traditions Between Past and Present
The last tarawih prayers at the Great Mosque of al-Nuri were held nine years ago. [Ismael Adnan/Al Jazeera]
Ramadan in Mosul: Living Traditions Between Past and Present
Abeer al-Ghanem, 52, performs the role of a traditional storyteller, known as a hakawati, at the Bayt Ahluna Cultural Foundation. [Ismael Adnan/Al Jazeera]
Ramadan in Mosul: Living Traditions Between Past and Present
A customer buys raisin juice at Taha’s shop, one of the most famous in Mosul. [Ismael Adnan/Al Jazeera]
Ramadan in Mosul: Living Traditions Between Past and Present
A man arranges zalabiya, the traditional sweet popular during Ramadan, in his shop at the Nabi Yunus Market in Mosul. [Ismael Adnan/Al Jazeera]
Ramadan in Mosul: Living Traditions Between Past and Present
People shop at the historic Bab al-Saray market in the Old City of Mosul. [Ismael Adnan/Al Jazeera]
Ramadan in Mosul: Living Traditions Between Past and Present
Khalil Mahmoud, 65, has been selling dates in Bab al-Saray for almost 40 years. [Ismael Adnan/Al Jazeera]
Ramadan in Mosul: Living Traditions Between Past and Present
Fahd Mohammed Kashmoula, 55, second from right, plays the traditional game of siniya in the Old City of Mosul. [Ismael Adnan/Al Jazeera]
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