Muslims on Friday gathered to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr festival that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. FRANCE 24 looks at how communities across the world are coming together in prayer and celebration even as the US-Israeli war on Iran casts its shadow over the Middle East.

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Muslim worshippers gather at the Hajj Bahaa El-Din al-Hariri Mosque Complex on the day of attending Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Sidon, Lebanon.
Muslim worshippers gather at the Hajj Bahaa El-Din al-Hariri Mosque Complex on the day of attending Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Sidon, Lebanon on March 20, 2026. © Amr Abdallah Dalsh, Reuters

Muslim worshippers attend Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, outside a mosque on a frosty morning in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.
Muslim worshippers attend Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, outside a mosque on a frosty morning in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia on March 20, 2026. © Vladislav Nekrasov, Reuters

Muslims pray outside the Moscow Cathedral Mosque during celebrations of Eid al-Fitr holiday in Moscow, Russia.
Muslims pray outside the Moscow Cathedral Mosque during celebrations of Eid al-Fitr holiday in Moscow, Russia on March 20, 2026. © Alexander Zemlianichenko, AP

A Muslim boy attends Eid al-Fitr prayers marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
A Muslim boy attends Eid al-Fitr prayers marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on March 20, 2026. © Amel Emric, Reuters

Muslim worshippers gather at the Hajj Bahaa El-Din al-Hariri Mosque Complex on the day of attending Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Sidon, Lebanon.
Muslim worshippers gather at the Hajj Bahaa El-Din al-Hariri Mosque Complex on the day of attending Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Sidon, Lebanon on March 20, 2026. © Amr Abdallah Dalsh, Reuters

People attend an Eid al-Fitr prayer, marking the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, outside El-Seddik Mosque in Cairo, Egypt.
People attend an Eid al-Fitr prayer, marking the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, outside El-Seddik Mosque in Cairo, Egypt on March 20, 2026. © Mohamed Abd El Ghany, Reuters

Muslim faithful attend Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, at the Sir Ali Muslim Club Ground in Ngara district of Nairobi, Kenya.
Muslim faithful attend Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, at the Sir Ali Muslim Club Ground in Ngara district of Nairobi, Kenya on March 20, 2026. © Thomas Mukoya, Reuters

Palestinian Muslim worshippers pray by a road to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
Palestinian Muslim worshippers pray by a road to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, as they are not permitted to attend the Eid al-Fitr prayers at Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, following restrictions on gathering in large groups, in Jerusalem on March 20, 2026. © Ammar Awad, Reuters

A Palestinian woman visits a grave at a cemetery on Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Gaza City.
A Palestinian woman visits a grave at a cemetery on Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Gaza City on March 20, 2026. © Dawoud Abu Alkas, Reuters

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