(10 Apr 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pristina, Kosovo - 10 April 2024
1. Wide of Pristina street with lit up mosque
2. Close of minaret with a sign reading (English) “Happy Ramadan”
3. Various of prayers
4. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Naim Ternava, Grand Mufti of Kosovo:
"God, protect our country and my people from all evil, make our country safe and calm, preserve its security and stability.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Zenica, Bosnia - 10 April 2024
5. Sun rise over Sultan Ahmedova Mosque
6. Various of prayers
7. Various of believers greeting each other
8. SOUNDBITE (Bosnian),Senad Alispahic, Muslim believer:
”Thank God that this is Eid, but I have to admit that I am afraid of those events, wars, in the world and here. That's why today I'm happy but also a little worried”
9. Wide of believers
10. SOUNDBITE (Bosnian) Harun Bosnjak, Believer:
”We cannot say that we are not afraid of what is happening in Gaza, in the region and in Bosnia. Fear is for our children, and here we are trying to pray and other ways to try to prevent all this from happening, at least we in Bosnia know what happened here not so long ago.”
11. Wide of believers
STORYLINE:
Muslims in Bosnia and Kosovo marked on Wednesday Eid al-Fitr, the holiday at the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
Eid-al-Fitr, called Bajram in Bosnia, is traditionally a family holiday when people attend the special morning prayer before gathering for lunch with closest relatives and friends.
In Kosovo, worshippers gathered at a central mosque in the capital Pristina mark the holiday with prayers.
With war in Ukraine, clashes in the middle east and regional tensions, believers feared the development and calls for peace and stability were made during the prayers.
The holiday marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan during which Muslims refrain from eating and drinking between sunrise and sunset.
Eid-al-Fitr, called Bajram in Bosnia, is traditionally a family holiday when people attend the special morning prayer before gathering for lunch with closest relatives and friends.
In Kosovo, worshippers gathered at a central mosque in the capital Pristina mark the holiday with prayers.
Kosovo's 1.8 million population is predominantly Muslim with a small Catholic community.
Muslims around the world are observing Eid al-Fitr, typically marked with communal prayers, celebratory gatherings around festive meals and new clothes.
Muslims follow a lunar calendar, and methodologies, including moon sighting, can lead to different countries - or Muslim communities - declaring the start of Eid on different days.
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