Muslims Celebrate Eid in US Amid Controversies

New York, Agency
Muslims in the United States are celebrating Eid-al-Fitr amid several controversies, including a week-long saga involving threats by an American pastor to burn Qurans. Festivities also overlapped with the 9th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks by Islamic extremists.

Saturday, Muslims across the United States took part in volunteer service and attended interfaith discussions about the meaning of September the 11th, before returning to gatherings in their hometowns with their families, as is the tradition.

Eid marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, and usually involves big parties.

But many Islamic centers in the United States scaled down festivities on the day of the September the 11th anniversary.