Muslims celebrate Eid-al-Fitr
Muslims celebrate the feast of Eid-al-Fitr, which follows the Ramadan holy month of fasting and prayer. August 19, 2012.
Palestinian men walk towards an
Israeli checkpoint on their way to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in
Jerusalem, on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan near
the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012.(AP Photo/Majdi
Mohammed)
A customer has her hands
decorated with a henna design, a popular tradition in the Gulf, as
Muslims prepare to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Dubai, August 17, 2012.
Eid-al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic
calendar and is scheduled to be celebrated in Saudi Arabia and the
United Arab Emirates on August 20. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh
A Muslim worshipper cries as he
prays in front of the national mosque on the last Friday of the holy
month of Ramadan in Dhaka August 17, 2012. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj
Muslims offer last Friday
prayers at the ruins of the Feroz Shah Kotla mosque ahead of Eid-al-Fitr
in New Delhi August 17, 2012. Eid-al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the
holiest month in the Islamic calendar and is scheduled to be celebrated
in India on August 20. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
Kashmiri shoppers throng to a
market ahead of Eid-al-Fitr festival in Srinagar August 18, 2012.
Eid-al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic
calendar and is scheduled to be celebrated in Kashmir on August 20.
REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR - Tags: ANNIVERSARY
RELIGION BUSINESS)
Passengers climb aboard a
carriage of a train at a railway station in Lahore August 18, 2012.
Thousands of residents are travelling home from Lahore and other parts
of the country to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holidays. Pakistan will
celebrate Eid al-Fitr on the third week of August. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza
(PAKISTAN - Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT)
Syrian refugee children run
while carrying traditional gifts of toys and clothes they received from
individual donors and international organizations on the first day the
Muslim holiday of Eid al- Fitr at the Zaatari Refugee Camp in Mafraq,
Jordan, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid
al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, the Muslim calendar's ninth and
holiest month during which followers are required to abstain from
food...
An Afghan policeman stands guard
outside Shah-e- Dushamshera's mosque where Afghans offer the Eid
al-Fitr's prayers that marks the end of holy fasting month of Ramadan in
Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
Young Russian Muslims attend Eid
al-Fitr prayers that mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan
outside the main Mosque in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. (AP
Photo/Mikhail Metzel)
Muslim men leave their shoes
outside a mosque to attend festivities for Eid al-Fitr in Mexico City
August 19, 2012. The Eid al-Fitr festival marks the end of the Muslim
fasting month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Henry Romero
Muslims children attend Eid
al-Fitr prayer, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan in
Panama City, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. Muslims around the world celebrate
Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, the Muslim calendar's ninth and
holiest month. According to the International Journal of Environmental
Science and Development, around 10.000 Muslims reside in Panama. (AP
Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
Muslims celebrate the feast of Eid-al-Fitr, which follows the Ramadan holy month of fasting and prayer. August 19, 2012.