Somalis mark Eid al-Fitr with prayers and celebrations across Somalia
Saturday March 21, 2026
Mogadishu (AX) — From Mogadishu’s packed prayer grounds to towns across the country and into North Western State of Somalia, Somalis ushered in Eid al-Fitr on Friday with early-morning prayers, family visits and public calls for unity.
Thousands streamed to mosques and open spaces at daybreak to perform the Eid prayer, then embraced and traded greetings as the month of Ramadan came to an end.
In the capital, major prayer grounds filled quickly as worshippers gathered shoulder to shoulder, and…