Muslims in Britain and the rest of the world today ushered in the holiday of Eid al-Fitr after marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
Saudi Arabia, home to Islam’s holiest shrines, and other Sunni Muslim countries including the United Arab Emirates and Jordan begin their celebrations today while those in Shiite Muslim majority nations will start the holiday on Saturday.
‘Friday is the first day of Eid al-Fitr for this year,’ with Thursday the last day of the holiday month of Ramadan,…