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No feasts, no joy: Gazans mark a dark Eid

New clothes for children, sacrificial sheep and Eid biscuits, the hallmarks of Eidul Azha, are all either unaffordable or unavailable in Gaza, casting a shadow over what is usually a time of celebration and joy. "I go to the market only to look around because I cannot afford to buy anything. Whenever I ask about prices, I return heartbroken," Nadia Abu Shamala, a Palestinian resident of Gaza, told AFP. "This year, Eid comes with none of the joy we once knew in Gaza because of the effects of the war, the soaring prices, and our inability to provide even the simplest needs for our children," said the 40-year-old woman from Gaza's north displaced to the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah for over two years. Many Palestinian bakers make Eid biscuits for Eidul Azha but this year many Gazans can't afford to buy them. PHOTO: AFP Despite a US-brokered ceasefire that began in October 2025, Israeli air strikes are still common in Gaza, where 80% of...
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In pictures: Muslims across the world observe Eidul Azha

Muslims around the world are celebrating Eidul Azha with prayers, animal sacrifice, and togetherness. The occasion commemorates the willingness and devotion of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) to sacrifice for the sake of Allah, teaching us lessons of obedience, patience, generosity, and faith. Across the world, Muslims gathered to observe the occasion, filling mosques and streets with activity. Eidul Azha brings the traditional sacrifice of animals such as goats, with those of the Muslim faith distributing the sacrificial meat among their loved ones, neighbours, and friends. People offer Eidul Azha prayers at the Railway Ground in Karachi, Pakistan, on May 27, 2026. Photo: Reuters A drone view shows Muslims offering mass prayers during Eidul Azha at the Great Mosque of Al Azhar in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 27, 2026. Photo: Reuters Muslims gather to perform Eidul Azha prayer in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on May 27, 2026. Photo: Reuters A drone view shows Albanian Muslims attending morning prayers during Eidul Azha celebrations at the main boulevard, in Tirana, Albania, on May 27, 2026. Photo: Reuters Palestinian Muslims attend the Eidul Azha prayer, in Gaza City, on May 27, 2026. Photo: Reuters Muslim women get henna applied in preparation for Eidul Azha in Adjame, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on May 26, 2026. Photo: Reuters Muslims attend an Eidul Azha prayer at El-Seddik Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, on May 27, 2026. Photo: Reuters Muslim worshippers attend Eidul Azha prayer at Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, on May 27, 2026. Photo: Reuters Muslim worshippers attend morning prayers during celebrations of Eidul Azha holiday near Victory Park in Moscow, Russia, on May 27, 2026. Photo: Reuters People visit the graves of their loved ones on Eidul Azha, in Beirut southern suburbs, Lebanon, on May 27, 2026. Photo: Reuters People gather at Mohammad Al Amin Mosque to attend Eidul Azha prayers, in Beirut, Lebanon, on May 27, 2026. Photo: Reuters Muslim men tie up a sacrificial animal before it is slaughtered during Eidul Azha celebrations, in Ampang, Malaysia, on May 27, 2026. Photo: Reuters Indonesian Muslim women offer Eidul Azha mass prayers on a field, with Mount Sindoro in the background, in Butuh village, Wonosobo, Central Java province, Indonesia, on May 27, 2026. Photo: Reuters Shi'ite Muslim worshippers perform Eidul Azha prayers between the shrines of Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, on May 27, 2026. Photo: Reuters

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