Homemade Fireworks Illuminate Ramadan in Rafah Camp

Published May 9th, 2020 - 07:29 GMT

A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Rafah Camp is one of eight Palestinian refugee camps in the Gaza Strip. The camp is the second-largest refugee camp in Palestine. Originally home to 41,000 refugees who had fled from the hostilities of the 1948 war, Rafah is now home to more than 125,304 refugees.

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community. 

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A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP

A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP

A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP

A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MA Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFPMAHMUD HAMS / AFPAHMUD HAMS / AFP

A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP

A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP

A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP

A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MA Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFPMAHMUD HAMS / AFPAHMUD HAMS / AFP
A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
A Palestinian youth swings a homemade sparkler firework as people celebrate on a night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 4, 2020. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP

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