Moscow's Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Fitr Jul 06, 2016 - 03:33 pm 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) More image galleries 'festival of flowers' In Photos: Ethnic Kryashens Celebrate Pitrau Folk Festival in Tatarstan Celebrated by the Kryashens, an Orthodox Christian ethnic sub-group of the Volga Tatars, the holiday has a deep folk and religious meaning. 1 Min read longest day In Photos: The Ancient Slavic Midsummer Holiday of Kupala Night Last weekend, people across Russia gathered to celebrate Ivan Kupala Night – an ancient Slavic festival to mark midsummer. Here’s how one Russian village... 1 Min read Ukraine War In Photos: Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital After Russian Strike The attack on Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital drew international condemnation and calls to step up support for Ukraine. 1 Min read 32 Degrees In Photos: Muscovites Swelter in Record-Breaking Heat Temperatures in Russia’s capital hit an all-time high of 32 degrees Celsius on Tuesday – Moscow’s hottest day in over 130 years. 1 Min read
Moscow's Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Fitr Jul 06, 2016 - 03:33 pm 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)