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Photos: Virus, Mideast turmoil stifle Eid al-Fitr celebrations
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Photos: Virus, Mideast turmoil stifle Eid al-Fitr celebrations

  • Associated Press
  • May 13, 2021
  • May 13, 2021

Muslims around the world celebrated a subdued Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the month-long sunrise-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan.

Indonesia Eid al-Fitr

Indonesian Muslims pray spaced apart to help curb the spread of coronavirus outbreak during an Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of Ramadan at Al Akbar mosque in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)

Trisnadi
APTOPIX Pakistan Eid al-Fitr

Muslims girls display their hands painted with traditional henna to celebrate Eid al-Fitr holidays, marking on the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

Muhammad Sajjad
APTOPIX Saudi Arabia Eid al-Fitr

A Saudi man arranges his son's traditional traditional "Ghutra," or head cover, after performing Eid al-Fitr prayers marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Amr Nabil
Nigeria Eid al-Fitr

Muslims girls attend an Eid al-Fitr prayer in an outdoor open area in Lagos, Nigeria, Thursday, May 13, 2021. Millions of Muslims across the world are marking a muted and gloomy holiday of Eid al-Fitr, the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, a usually joyous three-day celebration that has been significantly toned down as coronavirus cases soar. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Sunday Alamba
Virus Outbreak India

Indians Muslim shop on the eve of Eid-al-Fitr while relaxation of few hours during a lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, May 13, 2021. With COVID-19 infections spinning out of control, many states have taken it upon themselves to either extend existing shutdowns and curfews or add new stricter restrictions. The southern state of Telangana became the latest to announce a 10-day lockdown, which started Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Mahesh Kumar A
Philadelphia Eid Al Fitr

Worshippers perform an Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Masjidullah Mosque in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 13, 2021. Millions of Muslims across the world are marking the holiday of Eid al-Fitr, the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Matt Rourke
Sudan

Sudanese worshippers gather for Eid al-Fitr prayers, the Muslim holiday which starts at the conclusion of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

Marwan Ali
Illinois Eid Al Fitr Holiday

Muslim women wait for the start of an Eid al-Fitr prayer in an outdoor open area, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, Thursday, May 13, 2021 in Morton Grove, Ill. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)

Shafkat Anowar
Illinois Eid Al Fitr Holiday

Muslim children plays in an outdoor open area after performing an Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, Thursday, May 13, 2021 in Morton Grove, Ill. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)

Shafkat Anowar
Philadelphia Eid Al Fitr

A worshipper prays upon arrival before he and and others gather to perform an Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Masjidullah Mosque in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 13, 2021. Millions of Muslims across the world are marking the holiday of Eid al-Fitr, the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Matt Rourke
Indonesia Eid al-Fitr

Muslims wearing face masks offer the Eid al-Fitr prayer with a distance setting in Bali, Indonesia on Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Firdia Lisnawati
APTOPIX Indonesia Eid al-Fitr

Muslim women pray during the Eid al-Fitr celebration in Bali, Indonesia, on Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Firdia Lisnawati
Indonesia Eid al-Fitr

Muslims perform Eid al-Fitr prayers marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan on a street in in Bekasi , West Java, Indonesia, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Achmad Ibrahim
Malaysia Eid al-Fitr

Muslim women wearing protective masks wait to pray outside the National Mosque while celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Vincent Thian
Malaysia Eid al-Fitr

Muslims wearing protective masks pray outside the National Mosque while celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Vincent Thian
Turkey Eid al-Fitr

Muslims offer prayers during the first day of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan at Fatih Mosque in Istanbul, Thursday, May 13, 2021. Hundreds of Muslims attended dawn Eid al-Fitr prayers Thursday marking the end of the month of prayer and fasting for Muslims around the world, a usually joyous three-day celebration that has been significantly toned down as coronavirus cases soar. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Emrah Gurel
Bosnia Eid al-Fitr

Bosnian Muslims, wearing face masks to protect themselves from the COVID-19 infection, attend Eid al-Fitr prayers in Konjic, Bosnia, Thursday, May 13, 2021. Muslims celebrated Eid al-Fitr in a subdued mood for a second year as the COVID-19 pandemic again forced mosque closings and family separations on the holiday marking the end of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Kemal Softic)

Kemal Softic
Russia Eid al-Fitr

Muslims pray in a mosque during celebrations of Eid al-Fitr holiday, a feast celebrated by Muslims worldwide, in Grozny, Russia, Thursday, May 13, 2021. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the Muslims' holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev)

Musa Sadulayev
Turkey Eid al-Fitr

Muslims offer prayers during the first day of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, outside the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, currently a mosque, in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbu byzantine-era Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Thursday, May 13, 2021. Hundreds of Muslims attended dawn Eid al-Fitr prayers marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, for the first time since the sixth-century structure, also an UNESCO World Heritage site, was reconverted into a mosque. (AP Photo)

Bangladesh Eid Travel

Thousands of people leaving for their native places to celebrate Eid-al-Fitr throng the Mawa ferry terminal ignoring risks of coronavirus infection in Munshiganj, Bangladesh, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Mahmud Hossain Opu
Virus Outbreak India Kashmir

A Kashmiri Muslim prays ahead of Eid prayers inside a mosque in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)

Dar Yasin
APTOPIX Pakistan Eid al-Fitr

Muslim boys hold balloons after performing an Eid al-Fitr prayer at a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Fareed Khan
Iraq Eid al-Fitr

Muslims greet each other after prayers on the first day of Eid al-Fitr holiday outside Abu Hanifa mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, May 13, 2021. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the Muslims' holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Hadi Mizban
Indonesia Eid al-Fitr

Muslim men pray on a street outside a crowded Al Mashun Great Mosque during an Eid al-Fitr prayer in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, May 13, 2021. Muslims celebrated Eid al-Fitr in a subdued mood for a second year Thursday as the COVID-19 pandemic again forced mosque closings and family separations on the holiday marking the end of Islam's holiest month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

Binsar Bakkara
Pakistan Eid al-Fitr

Muslims perform an Eid al-Fitr prayer at historical Badshahi mosque, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, May 13, 2021. Millions of Muslims across the world are marking a muted and gloomy holiday of Eid al-Fitr, the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, a usually joyous three-day celebration that has been significantly toned down as coronavirus cases soar. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

K.M. Chaudary
Pakistan Eid al-Fitr

Muslim women with their hands painted with traditional henna pray during an Eid al-Fitr prayer at historical Badshahi mosque, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

K.M. Chaudary
Russia Eid al Fitr

Geese fly over the Kul Sharif Mosque during the Eid al Fitr prayer in Kazan, Russia, Thursday, May 13, 2021. Millions of Muslims across the world are celebrating the Eid al Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Dmitri Lovetsky
Pakistan Eid al-Fitr

Muslims perform an Eid al-Fitr prayer at a mosque, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

Muhammad Sajjad
Pakistan Eid al-Fitr

A police officer stands guard while Muslims perform an Eid al-Fitr prayer at a ground, in Quetta, Pakistan, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)

Arshad Butt
Saudi Arabia Eid al-Fitr

Muslims wearing masks and keeping social distancing to curb the spread of coronavirus outbreak, perform an Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at al-Mirabi Mosque in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Amr Nabil
Kosovo Eid al-Fitr

Kosovo Muslim men attend an Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan outside Imperial mosque in capital Pristina, Kosovo on Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

Visar Kryeziu

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See photos from around world as Muslims celebrate subdued Eid al-Fitr

See photos from around world as Muslims celebrate subdued Eid al-Fitr

See photos from around the world as Muslims marked the end of Ramadan with subdued Eid al-Fitr celebrations amid the pandemic and Mideast unrest.

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