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Moscow's Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Fitr

Muslim men gather to perform Eid al-Fitr prayers outside Moscow's Cathedral Mosque on July 5, 2016. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims crowded streets in Moscow and other Russian cities to mark the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan. (Ivan Sekretarev / AP)
Police officers guard as Muslims perform Eid al-Fitr prayers outside Moscow's Cathedral Mosque. (Ivan Sekretarev / AP)
Muslim men gather to perform Eid al-Fitr prayers outside Cathedral Mosque. (Dmitry Yermakov / Moskva News Agency)
Muslim men gather to perform Eid al-Fitr prayers outside Cathedral Mosque. (Ivan Sekretarev / AP)
Muslim men perform Eid al-Fitr prayers outside Cathedral Mosque. (Ivan Sekretarev / AP)
Muslim men perform Eid al-Fitr prayers inside Cathedral Mosque. (Kirill Zykov / Moskva News Agency)
Muslim men perform Eid al-Fitr prayers inside Cathedral Mosque. (Kirill Zykov / Moskva News Agency)
Muslim men perform Eid al-Fitr prayers outside Cathedral Mosque. (Ivan Sekretarev / AP)

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