Moscow's Muslims Mark Eid al-Adha
![Moscow has one mosque for 500,000 Muslims. On religious holidays, like Eid Al-Adha, tens of thousands of faithful pray in streets specially blocked off near mosques, Moscow, Oct. 15, 2013. (Vera Undritz for VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/C3ADE69C-9565-402B-9326-9D4E34814AC3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Moscow has one mosque for 500,000 Muslims. On religious holidays, like Eid Al-Adha, tens of thousands of faithful pray in streets specially blocked off near mosques, Moscow, Oct. 15, 2013. (Vera Undritz for VOA)
![Police line a pedestrian tunnel connecting Prospect Mira (Peace Avenue) Metro station and the Cathedral Mosque area, Moscow, Oct. 15, 2013. (Vera Undritz for VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/4E3EB75F-F9E0-48EC-9267-308B8ED79D21_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police line a pedestrian tunnel connecting Prospect Mira (Peace Avenue) Metro station and the Cathedral Mosque area, Moscow, Oct. 15, 2013. (Vera Undritz for VOA)
![Vendors sell colorful, durable mats for praying on the pavement in Moscow, Oct. 15, 2013. (Vera Undritz for VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/02BEC65C-2E42-41D4-A3E5-DD3AFE29C0B3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Vendors sell colorful, durable mats for praying on the pavement in Moscow, Oct. 15, 2013. (Vera Undritz for VOA)
![Twin minarets of Moscow's new Cathedral Mosque rise over the green painted madrassa, a religious school which dates to the original construction in 1904. (Vera Undritz for VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/44996BE1-FACA-4974-9AC8-E3B9E3FA43CF_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Twin minarets of Moscow's new Cathedral Mosque rise over the green painted madrassa, a religious school which dates to the original construction in 1904. (Vera Undritz for VOA)