• Boys hold balloons after performing an Eid al-Fitr prayer at a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan. AP Photo
    Boys hold balloons after performing an Eid al-Fitr prayer at a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan. AP Photo
  • Muslims greet each other after prayers on the first day of Eid al-Fitr holiday outside Abu Hanifa mosque in Baghdad, Iraq. AP Photo
    Muslims greet each other after prayers on the first day of Eid al-Fitr holiday outside Abu Hanifa mosque in Baghdad, Iraq. AP Photo
  • Family members pray at the grave of departed relatives on the first day of Eid al-Fitr in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat. AFP
    Family members pray at the grave of departed relatives on the first day of Eid al-Fitr in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat. AFP
  • Muslims stand outside a mosque during Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Manila, Philippines. AFP
    Muslims stand outside a mosque during Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Manila, Philippines. AFP
  • Albanian Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr prayers in Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, Albania. Reuters
    Albanian Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr prayers in Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, Albania. Reuters
  • A child looks on as people offer special prayers on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr at Eidgah Sharif shrine in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. AFP
    A child looks on as people offer special prayers on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr at Eidgah Sharif shrine in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. AFP
  • Women blow up balloons as worshippers celebrate Eid al-Fitr holiday after the morning prayer at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Old Jerusalem. AFP
    Women blow up balloons as worshippers celebrate Eid al-Fitr holiday after the morning prayer at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Old Jerusalem. AFP
  • A girl carries a doll in a street market in Mogadishu, Somalia, as preparations are made for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. AP Photo
    A girl carries a doll in a street market in Mogadishu, Somalia, as preparations are made for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. AP Photo
  • Fatema Zuhayli and her children Ayah, Patul and Yunis Kutmah make sweets the day before Eid at their home in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Reuters
    Fatema Zuhayli and her children Ayah, Patul and Yunis Kutmah make sweets the day before Eid at their home in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Reuters
  • A worker disinfects the worship house at Kubah Emas Mosque ahead of Eid al-Fitr holidays in Depok, Indonesia. EPA
    A worker disinfects the worship house at Kubah Emas Mosque ahead of Eid al-Fitr holidays in Depok, Indonesia. EPA
  • The Manila Golden Mosque is painted in preparation for Eid al-Fitr festival marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines. Reuters
    The Manila Golden Mosque is painted in preparation for Eid al-Fitr festival marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines. Reuters
  • People on motorcycles rush to board a ferry at Mawa Ferry Terminal to get home to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, after the government imposed coronavirus disease restrictions on long-route public transport, in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. Reuters
    People on motorcycles rush to board a ferry at Mawa Ferry Terminal to get home to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, after the government imposed coronavirus disease restrictions on long-route public transport, in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. Reuters
  • An Ivorian Muslim arrives by bike in front of a mosque during the Eid al-Fitr Muslim celebration marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. EPA
    An Ivorian Muslim arrives by bike in front of a mosque during the Eid al-Fitr Muslim celebration marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. EPA
  • Fruit vendors wait for customers ahead of the Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of Islamic holy month of Ramadan, at a market in Kabul. AFP
    Fruit vendors wait for customers ahead of the Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of Islamic holy month of Ramadan, at a market in Kabul. AFP
  • Munasir Bajah calls to prayer from St Albans Museum and Gallery ahead of Eid al-Fitr celebrations, St Albans, Britain. Reuters
    Munasir Bajah calls to prayer from St Albans Museum and Gallery ahead of Eid al-Fitr celebrations, St Albans, Britain. Reuters
  • An employee wearing hazmat suit sprays disinfection liquid at the Golden Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. This will be the second straight year that Eid al-Fitr, the biggest and busiest Muslim holiday, has been muted, which could dampen growth outlooks in Indonesia. Bloomberg
    An employee wearing hazmat suit sprays disinfection liquid at the Golden Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. This will be the second straight year that Eid al-Fitr, the biggest and busiest Muslim holiday, has been muted, which could dampen growth outlooks in Indonesia. Bloomberg
  • Muslim children carry torches around the neighbourhood during a parade to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
    Muslim children carry torches around the neighbourhood during a parade to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
  • People buy sweets for the Eid al-Fitr festival, the celebrations marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
    People buy sweets for the Eid al-Fitr festival, the celebrations marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
  • Muslims use traditional tools to look for the position of the moon to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, ahead of the Eid al-Fitr festival, at Al-Musyari'in mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
    Muslims use traditional tools to look for the position of the moon to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, ahead of the Eid al-Fitr festival, at Al-Musyari'in mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
  • Dubai Police fire the Eid Al Fitr cannon to mark the end of Ramadan at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
    Dubai Police fire the Eid Al Fitr cannon to mark the end of Ramadan at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
  • Iraqi's gather on the astronomical observatory for moon sighting to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the central holy shrine city of Najaf. AFP
    Iraqi's gather on the astronomical observatory for moon sighting to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the central holy shrine city of Najaf. AFP
  • Faithfuls are seen at the prayer for Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that marks the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan, in the central Mosque of Bamako. AFP
    Faithfuls are seen at the prayer for Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that marks the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan, in the central Mosque of Bamako. AFP

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Muslims around the world celebrate Eid Al Fitr - in pictures

Faithful offer prayers and families celebrate the end of the holy month

Stephen Nelmes

May 13, 2021

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