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[ WEEKEND SCENE ]
Island-style fun as seen
through the camera’s eye
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Muslims celebrate
700 attend Eid ul Fitr, marking
the end of the Ramadan fast
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM
Reyhan Ma bowed her head in prayer yesterday at the Eid ul Fitr festival in Kapiolani Park, celebrating the end of Ramadan. The holiest month of the year for Muslims, Ramadan is marked by fasting, abstinence and reading scripture.
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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM
Aneesa Huntington, 8, wore a Pakistani "shalwar kameeze," a long tunic, loose pants and a scarf, known as a "hijab," that can be worn as a head covering.
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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM
Sahar Abdullah-Wasi and Lilly Diop waited in line for their first daytime meal in a month. During Ramadan no food or liquid is taken from dawn to dusk.
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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM
Rain did not keep Oahu Muslims from celebrating. An estimated 700 people attended the Eid ul Fitr yesterday, which included prayer and breakfast.
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