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  • Muslims Prepare for End-Of-Ramadan Holiday

    11/02/2005 12:50:46 PM PST · by Southside_Chicago_Republican · 10 replies · 403+ views
    AP via Yahoo! ^ | November 2, 2005
    CAIRO, Egypt - Muslims in the Middle East and across the Islamic world ended their final sunrise-to-sunset fast and did last-minute shopping for sweets, clothes and toys Wednesday ahead of a three-day holiday celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan. From the Philippines to Morocco, Muslims prepared for the Eid al-Fitr holiday — or started the celebrating right after their last sunset meal. In the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, children paraded through the streets carrying candles. There were fireworks in the West Bank town of Ramallah. Stalls in street markets in Lebanon and Egypt were packed with multi-colored candies,...