Idul Fitri Across the World

Idul Fitri Across the World

Marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadhan, Muslims
across the world celebrate Idul Fitri.

It was a joyful, victorious day for many people who fasted
from sunrise to sunset throughout the month.

But it was not so joyful for many Muslims in Pakistan, who
were still struggling to recover from the impact of the recent
earthquake, and those in Iraq, who continue to face security
problems. Despite their hardship, they gathered during the day to
hold traditional prayers.

And as always, in many places the day was a special one for
children.

Happy Idul Fitri.

Photo A:
Reuters/B Mathur

Indian Muslims offer prayers at the historic Jama Mosque in the
old quarter of Delhi. Muslims in India celebrated Idul Fitri on
Friday.

Photo B:
Reuters/Zahid Hussein

A Pakistani Muslim holds a balloon for his son during the Idul
Fitri festival in Karachi.

Photo C:
Reuters/Kimimasa Mayama

Kashmiri earthquake survivors pray at a makeshift outdoor mosque
during Idul Fitri prayers in Muzaffarabad, the capital of
Pakistan-administered Kashmir, about 130 k.m. north of Islamabad.
Pakistani earthquake survivors had little to celebrate at the end
of the holy month of Ramadan on Friday, nearly four weeks after
more then 73,000 people were killed in the country's worst
disaster.

Photo D
Reuters/Hazir Reka

Marking the religious holiday of Idul Fitri, Kosovo Albanians
pray at the graves of relatives killed by Serbian forces in
January 1999 in the village of Racak, some 30 k.m. south of the
Kosovo capital, Pristina.

Photo E
Reuters/Rafiqur Rahman

A baby girl looks on as her father performs Idul Fitri prayers on
the street outside the National Baitul Mukarram Mosque in Dhaka.
Like, India, Bangladesh celebrated Idul Fitri on Friday.

Photo G
Reuters/Ali Abu Shish

A man prays during the Idul Fitri celebration at the Imam Ali
Mosque in Najaf 160 k.m. south of Baghdad.

Photo H:
Reuters/Raheb Homavandi

Iranian worshippers pray during the morning Idul Fitri prayers at
the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in central Tehran.