Ramadan 2013

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  Egypt Carries Out First Hanging Over Pro-Morsi Violence

  Egypt today carried out the first death sentence handed down over the violence that erupted after the army's 2013 overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, the interior ministry said.

• Eid Al-Fitr: A Taste of Traditions

  Eid Mubarak!Eid al-Fitr literally means 'The Festival of Breaking the Fast'.  It is also known as the 'The Sugar Feast' or 'The Sweet Festival'. It marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting.  For the first time in several years Eid-ul-Fitr...

• Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated across Kashmir

  Barring protests at some places, Eid-ul-Fitr was today celebrated across Kashmir with thousands of devotees flocking the mosques, shrines and prayer grounds in the Valley to offer the special prayers.

• Festive fervour grips Delhi on Eid-ul-Fitr

  Dressed in festive finery, Muslims in the city on Friday thronged the historic 17th century Jama Masjid and other Eidgahs to offer prayers on Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

• Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated across Andhra Pradesh

  Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of the Ramadan fasting month, was celebrated on Friday across Andhra Pradesh with religious fervour and gaiety.

• Muslims celebrate Eid across the world amid bomb blasts, threat of violence

  Muslims marked the Eid-ul-Fitr festival on Thursday with feasts and prayers, even as bombings killed dozens of people in Asia and the threat of fresh violence loomed in the Middle East.

• India to celebrate Eid on Friday, President Pranab Mukherjee and PM Manmohan Singh greets nation

  President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today greeted people on the occasion of Eid and said the festival infuses a sense of brotherhood and joy.

• Eid-ul-Fitr to be celebrated across India on Friday

  Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan, will be celebrated across the country on Friday.

• Afghan president calls on Taliban to stop war

  In a speech for the start of a Muslim holiday, the Afghan president has urged the Taliban to lay down their arms, join the political process and stop killing innocent civilians.

• Muslims celebrate Eid with prayers, feasts

  Millions of Muslims across Asia began celebrating the end of the fasting month of Ramadan on Thursday with solemn sunrise prayers followed by savory high-calorie feasts to mark their holiest holiday, despite concerns over violence looming across parts of the region and elsewhere worldwide.

• Kashmiris throng markets to shop for Eid-ul-Fitr

  Markets across Kashmir Valley including summer capital Srinagar were flooded with people as residents came out in large numbers to shop for Eid-ul-Fitr likely to be celebrated tomorrow.

• Bashar Assad attends prayers in Damascus mosque: Syria TV

  Mortar rounds hit an upscale district of Damascus on Thursday as Syrian state TV broadcast images of President Bashar Assad attending prayers in the capital to mark the start of a Muslim holiday.

• US President Barack Obama greets Muslims on Eid

  US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle today sent their warmest greetings to Muslims celebrating Eid al-Fitr around the world, calling it "part of a great tapestry of America's many traditions."

• Kerala celebrates Eid-ul-Fitr

  Muslims in Kerala celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr today, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

• Security tight as Indonesia celebrates Eid

  Tens of millions of Muslims in Indonesia celebrated the Eid al-Fitr holiday on Thursday as fears of fresh attacks at Buddhist sites prompted a security clampdown days after a temple bombing.