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.
Muslims gather around the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque during the Muslim month of Ramadan, in Mecca
Muslims break fast at the Jama mosque on the last day of the holy month of Ramadan in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
Children buy balloons as they celebrate the Eid in Alexandria
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.
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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