Ramadan begins - but security is beefed up

Iraqis shop for food as they prepare to fast the first day of Ramadan at a market in central Baghdad

Iraqis shop for food as they prepare to fast the first day of Ramadan at a market in central Baghdad Source: AAP

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Muslims around the world are observing Ramadan, a holy month in the Muslim calendar, for the first time since the Christchurch attacks.

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