• This aerial view shows vendors selling livestock at a market, as Muslims prepare to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Islam's holy fasting month of Ramadan, in the Sarur area of Oman's Samail governorate on April 6, 2024. (Photo by Haitham AL-SHUKAIRI / AFP)
    This aerial view shows vendors selling livestock at a market, as Muslims prepare to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Islam's holy fasting month of Ramadan, in the Sarur area of Oman's Samail governorate on April 6, 2024. (Photo by Haitham AL-SHUKAIRI / AFP)
  • An Egyptian woman prepares bread on the outskirts of Cairo in the run-up to Eid Al Fitr EPA
    An Egyptian woman prepares bread on the outskirts of Cairo in the run-up to Eid Al Fitr EPA
  • An Indonesian family prepare for their journey home for Eid Al Fitr in Denpasar, the provincial capital of Bali EPA
    An Indonesian family prepare for their journey home for Eid Al Fitr in Denpasar, the provincial capital of Bali EPA
  • An Afghan shopkeeper arranges his traditional clothing wares in the capital Kabul. EPA
    An Afghan shopkeeper arranges his traditional clothing wares in the capital Kabul. EPA
  • People check out footwear at a market in Islamabad. AFP
    People check out footwear at a market in Islamabad. AFP
  • Passengers travelling home for Eid wait to board their buses at a bus station in Banda Aceh. AFP
    Passengers travelling home for Eid wait to board their buses at a bus station in Banda Aceh. AFP
  • Tailoring shops in Dubai's Satwa neighbourhood come to life ahead of Eid. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Tailoring shops in Dubai's Satwa neighbourhood come to life ahead of Eid. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Customers select ornaments at a jewellery shop in Karachi. AFP
    Customers select ornaments at a jewellery shop in Karachi. AFP
  • A market in Karachi teeming with Eid customers. EPA
    A market in Karachi teeming with Eid customers. EPA
  • An embroiderer in Pakistan's northern city of Peshawar. EPA
    An embroiderer in Pakistan's northern city of Peshawar. EPA
  • Children show Eid handouts they received from the Dua Foundation charity in Pakistan's Tharpark district. EPA
    Children show Eid handouts they received from the Dua Foundation charity in Pakistan's Tharpark district. EPA
  • A train filled with people returning home for the Eid holiday in Jakarta. Reuters
    A train filled with people returning home for the Eid holiday in Jakarta. Reuters
  • Indonesian porters jostle with each other to board a passenger ship in Surabaya. AFP
    Indonesian porters jostle with each other to board a passenger ship in Surabaya. AFP
  • A tailor specialising in women's wear at his shop in Bur Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
    A tailor specialising in women's wear at his shop in Bur Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

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Preparations for Eid Al Fitr gather pace around the world - in pictures

Tailors race against time to deliver orders, travellers head home and shoppers look for bargains

The National

April 07, 2024

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Updated: April 07, 2024, 9:51 AM
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