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 In Photos: Russians Celebrate Epiphany By Plunging Into Freezing Waters The annual tradition sees believers dunk themselves in frigid seas, lakes and rivers. 1 Min read In Photos: 10 Years Ago, Russia-Backed Rebels Captured Donetsk Airport Donetsk International Airport had been at the center of intense battles between Kyiv’s forces and the separatists for more than eight months. 1 Min read In Photos: Runners Brave -50º Celsius Temperatures in Yakutia Marathon The two-day marathon was held in Oymyakon, a village known as the coldest permanently inhabited place on Earth. 1 Min read The Photos That Defined Russia in 2024 From the war in Ukraine, the death of Alexei Navalny and the Russia-West prisoner swap to oil spills, historic flooding and terrorist attacks, it was yet... 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)