Muslims observe gloomy Eid

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Muslims observe gloomy Eid

ALESSANDRO DI MARCO

Muslims in Asia marked the end of Ramadan amid suffering in the Islamic world. In his message for Eid al-Fitr, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said, “Hundreds of people are being killed every day in Islamic countries,” highlighting the situation in Gaza. Even in Muslim-dominated Malaysia, festivities were muted as the country continued to grieve over the crash of two Malaysia Airlines planes. One crashed over eastern Ukraine, while another jet has mysteriously disappeared. In the Philippines, the Bangsamoro Transition Commission urged the public to observe Eid al-Fitr with “happy thoughts and without burden or grudges” in their hearts.

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