Ramadan in Iran (28 images)

Iranian women read copies of holy Koran as they pray during a ceremony for the martyrdom of the Shiites' first Imam (Imam Ali), cousin of the Prophet Mohammed at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran on September 19, 2008. Imam Ali was killed by Ebne Moljam Moradi. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)

Iranian cleric Ahmad Janati (L), who chairs the powerful Guardians Council and Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) pray during Friday prayers at Tehran University campus during the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran on September 19, 2008. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)

An Iranian woman holds a copy of holy Koran on her head as she mourns for the martyrdom of the Shiites' first Imam (Imam Ali), cousin of the Prophet Mohammed at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran on September 19, 2008. Imam Ali was killed by Ebne Moljam Moradi. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)

An Iranian clergyman prays before a ceremony for the martyrdom of the Shiites' first Imam (Imam Ali), cousin of the Prophet Mohammed at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran on September 19, 2008. Imam Ali was killed by Ebne Moljam Moradi. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)