Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Fitr
![Syrian President Bashar Assad prays at the start of Eid al-Fitr at the Anas bin Malik Mosque, Damascus, August 8, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3D6C2CD3-989B-419B-9921-676846F95216_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Syrian President Bashar Assad prays at the start of Eid al-Fitr at the Anas bin Malik Mosque, Damascus, August 8, 2013.
![Muslim worshippers offer the Eid al-Fitr dawn prayer at Lisbon's Martim Moniz square, August 8, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/C7D1B57E-69C0-4266-B984-71CCD69E5B7E_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Muslim worshippers offer the Eid al-Fitr dawn prayer at Lisbon's Martim Moniz square, August 8, 2013.
![Muslims travel on the roof of a train to head home ahead of Eid al-Fitr as others wait at a railway station in Dhaka, August 8, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/92F1E02B-B236-4151-96D8-032A697BD341_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Muslims travel on the roof of a train to head home ahead of Eid al-Fitr as others wait at a railway station in Dhaka, August 8, 2013.
![Muslims burn incense after attending an Eid al-Fitr morning prayer session at the Niujie Mosque in Beijing, August 8, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/78696249-AF88-4F6D-B203-A0AEF4367785_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Muslims burn incense after attending an Eid al-Fitr morning prayer session at the Niujie Mosque in Beijing, August 8, 2013.