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Libyans celebrate the first Eid al-Fitr in Green Square after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in Tripoli August 29, 2011
Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011

Open quoteEvery year we celebrate Eid with new clothes, big meals and home-made sweets. There are shortages this year ... Thank God this Eid has a special flavor. This Eid we have freedom. Close quote

  • ADEL KASHAD,
  • Tripoli resident on how the end of Ramadan in Libya will be marked by "Eid of victory" celebrations
Photo: Youssef Boudlal / Reuters | Source: The Guardian