Here are some great photos of Eid-ul-Fitr 2011 around the world. I collected these from the BBC, International Business News, and a few other sources. Happy Eid!
Children in Jakarta, Indonesia celebrate Eid 2011. Some Indonesians celebrated Eid on Tuesday despite the government setting Wednesday as the official date.
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Lahore’s Badshahi Mosque before Eid al-Fitr prayers. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, when Muslims thank Allah for helping with their month-long fast.
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Nepalese Muslims take part in early morning prayers at the Kashmiri Mosque in Kathmandu.
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Volunteers carry vegetables, peppers, eggs, and other items from Kraton Palace to the Great Mosque of Kauman in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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Just before Eid worshippers gather for the Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr) in the Moscow Historical Mosque, the oldest in the city.
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Muslim immigrants living in Greece attend Eid al-Fitr prayers in Athens.
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Yemenis perform Eid al-Fitr prayers before a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in the capital, Sanaa.
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Afghan refugee boys in Islamabad play on a home made swing during Eid al-Fitr 2011
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People gather for Eid-ul-Fitr prayer in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt – 2011
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Iraqi children in Basra play on a makeshift swing during the Eid holiday
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Khalid Raban of Rawalpindi, 43, rides his motorcycle on a vertical track as fans watch
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In Tripoli, Libyans celebrate the first Eid al-Fitr since the fall of the Gaddafi regime.
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Children in Jakarta, Indonesia celebrate Eid 2011. Some Indonesians celebrated Eid on Tuesday despite the government setting Wednesday as the official date.
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Eid-ul-Fitr in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, 2011
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Tehran, Iran: Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads prayers during the Eid al-Fitr prayers ceremony at Tehran University
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A balloon seller outside the Kashmiri Takiya Jame mosque in Kathmandu, Nepal, during Eid
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Men hug during Eid in Tripoli, Libya, after the 2011 uprising against Qaddafi
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Salat al-Eid at Jama Masjid mosque in Ahmedabad, India, in 2011
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Muslim women offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Don Bosco school grounds in the southern Indian city of Chennai
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Surinamese Muslims of Javanese origin sing and dance during Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Wanica