The holy month of Ramadan has begun with thousands of Muslims across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough taking part. It is the most important time in the Islamic calendar where Muslims fast and refrain from eating or drinking between dawn and sunset.

The Islamic holy month of Ramadan is set to begin. Here's what you need to know about the period and how it's observed.

JAKARTA (dpa): It will a very important weekend for many muslims from Saturday (March 1). The fasting month of Ramadan began from Saturday for hundreds of millions of Muslims. And many other countries inluding Malaysia and Singapore will begin their fasting month from Sunday (March 2)