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In pictures: People eat at free Iftar

News imageZaina Ferdous There are three rows of white cloth on the floor which span across the whole room. On either side of the rows, people are sitting lined up talking to each other. Zaina Ferdous
News imageZaina Ferdous A man standing in a hall on a balcony, dressed in a grey hat and long black coat speaking into a hand-held microphone. People can be sitting below. The man is holding the microphone in his right hand, and is holding the palm of his left hand to his left cheek.Zaina Ferdous
People gather to break their fasts during Ramadan
The event was organised at King's College in Cambridge

Scores of people gathered to share a meal at an open Iftar - the fast-breaking evening meal of Muslims during Ramadan.

The free event was organised by the Ramadan Tent Project (RTP) at King's College in Cambridge, as worshippers were joined by people of different faiths - and no faiths.

The holy month of Ramadan, sees Muslims fast and refrain from eating or drinking between dawn and sunset, starting on the evening of Friday, 28 February and ending on the evening of Sunday, 30 March.

RTP, a charity that brings people together during the Islamic month, have been hosting about 20 open Iftar meals across the country.

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