Aug 31, 2011

The world celebrates Ramadan & Photos

The world celebrates Ramadan & Photos

 

Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr to mark the end of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. Eid al-Fitr marks the conclusion of 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the month of Ramadan.

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Muslims gather around the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque during the Muslim month of Ramadan, in Mecca


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Muslims break fast at the Jama mosque on the last day of the holy month of Ramadan in New Delhi on Tuesday.


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A Muslim woman prays during Laylat al-Qadr in front of the Dome of the Rock, on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif (Noble Sanctuary) and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City during the holy month of Ramadan


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Malaysian Muslims perform a prayer ahead of Eid al-Fitr in Kuala Lumpur. Muslims in Malaysia will celebrate the festival of Eid al-Fitr either on August 30 or 31, depending on the sighting of the new moon of Syawal, the month after Ramadan. Muslims celebrate the end of the sacred Ramadan with the Eid al-Fitr festival.


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Muslims attend mass prayers marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, at the Grand Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta August 31, 2011. Some Indonesian Muslims celebrated Eid al-Fitr on Tuesday despite the government setting Wednesday as the official date for the event.


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Children attend an Eid al-Fitr celebration to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at a worship hall of the Niujie Mosque in Beijing


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A child and his father from the Islamic Community in Mexico enjoy a meal during the Eid al-Fitr celebration which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Mexico City


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A policeman stands guard near residents praying outside the Shah-e Doh Shamshira mosque during the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr in Kabul


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Children buy balloons as they celebrate the Eid in Alexandria


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Children play on swings as they celebrate the Eid in Alexandria, August 30, 2011. The Eid al-Fitr festival marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.


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An Afghan woman walks as Afghan Muslims offer prayers during Eid al-Fitr that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan


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