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Thursday, September 9, 2010ramadanislamfestivalsworld

Muslims prepare for Eid al-Fitr

Bangladeshi Muslim passengers crowd the roof of a moving train on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, heading home to celebrate Eid al-Fitr Photograph: Pavel Rahman/AP Ummi, 45, a victim of the floods, sews a shirt for her daughter for Eid Photograph: Athar Hussain/Reuters An Afghan vendor wears rings on his fingers to attract customers ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Fitr in Kabul Photograph: Fayaz Kabli/Reuters A boy yawns as Muslims pray to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan in Tirana Photograph: Arben Celi/Reuters Internally displaced Pakistani children receive Pakistani rupees as part of Eid packages at a camp in Sukkur Photograph: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images Bangladeshis wait for transport as overcrowded passenger buses drive past them, at the Tongi bus station on the outskirts of Dhaka Photograph: Pavel Rahman/AP A stall vendor weaves a ketupat , a traditional weaved pocket made from coconut leaves used to cook rice cakes in and as a seasonal decoration in Jakarta ahead of Eid al-Fitr Photograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images An Afghan man gets his moustache trimmed by a roadside barber beside a poster of a parliamentary candidate, ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Fitr in Kabul Photograph: Fayaz Kabli/Reuters An Afghan man buys meat from a shop ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Fitr in Kabul Photograph: Fayaz Kabli/Reuters A Bosnian Muslim prays at the Stadion (stadium) cemetery in Sarajevo, which serves as a burial ground for victims of the 1992-95 Bosnian war Photograph: Danilo Krstanovic/Reuters Bosnian Muslims attend the morning prayer on the first day of Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan Photograph: Fehim Demir/EPA Muslims pray to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan in Tirana. Photograph: Arben Celi/Reuters Thai Muslim women buy gold jewellery at a market in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat ahead of Eid al-Fitr Photograph: Madaree Tohlala/AFP/Getty Images Muslims attend a prayer session at Dongguan Great Mosque during Eid al-Fitr in Xining, Qinghai province Photograph: Reuters Muslims travelling home on the roof of a passenger train moving on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh Photograph: Pavel Rahman/AP

Source: The Guardian ↗

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