Thai Muslim women offer prayers at Pattani mosque in Thailand's restive southern Pattani province on July 11, 2013

Thai Muslim women offer prayers at Pattani mosque during the month of Ramadan in Thailand’s restive southern Pattani province on July 11, 2013. The Thai government and Muslim rebels have agreed to try to curb violence during Ramadan, a Malaysian official said Friday, marking a new step towards ending nearly a decade of conflict.