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Crowds gather in London’s Trafalgar Square to celebrate the Muslim Eid Al-Fitr festival at an event organized by the mayor of London, on July 28, 2014. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Refugee children from Mosul stand at a camp 30 miles west of the Kurdistan regional capital Erbil on Monday, July 28, 2014. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
An Agonizing Eid
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—While Western and international media continue to shine a spotlight on the mass exodus of Mosul’s Christians at the hands of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), many Muslims from Mosul—including members of minorities and Sunnis...Caption:
A Palestinian woman mourns at the grave of a relative decorated with flowers during the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Fitr in Gaza City, on July 28, 2014. (EPA/Oliver Weiken)
Eid Under Fire
Gaza City, Asharq Al-Awsat—Civilian casualties of the latest Israeli offensive in Gaza passed the grim milestone of 1,000 fatalities last week, making this year’s Eid Al-Fitr a bleak one for the territory’s inhabitants, who continue to suffer under the assault of one...Caption:
File photo of the City Mall in Amman, Jordan. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Jordanian shopkeepers brace for Eid spending spree
Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—Jordanian business owners are ready to meet shoppers’ expectations during the upcoming Eid Al-Fitr festival, when Muslims traditionally wear new clothes and exchange gifts, even though people seem worried by the financial demands of Eid and the...Caption:
Indian Hindu protestors shout slogans against the state government after rival communities clashed in Kishtwar, in Jammu, India, Friday, Aug. 9, 2013. Indian forces imposed an indefinite curfew Friday in a town in the Indian portion of Kashmir after firing tear gas and warning shots to disperse groups of Muslims and Hindus who clashed during Eid celebrations, police said. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)