Tuesday 30 August 2011

Somalia's refugees celebrate holiday with food aid (AP)

A Somali woman holds a young child in a makeshift shelter in Dollow in southern Somalia Tuesday. Aug. 30. 2011. Somalia's famine refugees are celebrating the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which ends a month of fasting, with the food rations distributed by aid agencies for their survival. Eid al-Fitr is traditionally celebrated with grand feasts in which delicacies are in abundance after fasting. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)AP - As she celebrated the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr on Tuesday, Somali mother Quresho Mohmoud Dahir counted her blessings: all her children were alive. They had food. They were safe.



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