Celebrating in the shadow of war

Agencies Published October 16, 2013
A Free Syrian Army fighter plays with children on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Aleppo. - Photo by Reuters
A Free Syrian Army fighter plays with children on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Aleppo. - Photo by Reuters
A child plays with a toy gun in the Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on October 15, 2013. The United States said there was an "urgent" need to set a date for so-called Geneva 2 peace talks, despite a leading opposition group's rejection of the process. - Photo by AFP
A child plays with a toy gun in the Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on October 15, 2013. The United States said there was an "urgent" need to set a date for so-called Geneva 2 peace talks, despite a leading opposition group's rejection of the process. - Photo by AFP
Syrian children play games as they celebrate the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha at a fun fair in Suweida, south of the capital Damascus. - Photo by AFP
Syrian children play games as they celebrate the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha at a fun fair in Suweida, south of the capital Damascus. - Photo by AFP
A Syrian-Kurdish refugee has his beard shaved at a barbers as he sits in front of the Kurdish flag, in a tent provided by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) at the Quru Gusik (Kawergosk) refugee camp, 20 kilometres east of Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq. - Photo by AFP
A Syrian-Kurdish refugee has his beard shaved at a barbers as he sits in front of the Kurdish flag, in a tent provided by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) at the Quru Gusik (Kawergosk) refugee camp, 20 kilometres east of Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq. - Photo by AFP
An image grab taken from a video released by the Syrian state TV on October 15, 2013, allegedly shows Syria's first lady Asma al-Assad (Left) talking to a woman before planting olive trees with children at an undisclosed location in Syria. Asma al-Assad laughed off claims she has fled the war-hit country in footage broadcast, saying she was standing by her embattled husband President Bashar al-Assad. - Photo by AFP
An image grab taken from a video released by the Syrian state TV on October 15, 2013, allegedly shows Syria's first lady Asma al-Assad (Left) talking to a woman before planting olive trees with children at an undisclosed location in Syria. Asma al-Assad laughed off claims she has fled the war-hit country in footage broadcast, saying she was standing by her embattled husband President Bashar al-Assad. - Photo by AFP
A Kurdish woman kisses the headstone of a grave as she and family members visit the Martyrs' cemetery to remember those who died in Syria's civil war. There are almost 14,000 Syrian Kurds in the Kawergosk refugee camp who will be spending Eid al-Adha, which is the biggest Muslim holiday of the year, away from their home country. - Photo by AFP
A Kurdish woman kisses the headstone of a grave as she and family members visit the Martyrs' cemetery to remember those who died in Syria's civil war. There are almost 14,000 Syrian Kurds in the Kawergosk refugee camp who will be spending Eid al-Adha, which is the biggest Muslim holiday of the year, away from their home country. - Photo by AFP
Syrian families celebrate the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha, or "Feast of the Sacrifice" at a fun fair in the capital Damascus. - Photo by AFP
Syrian families celebrate the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha, or "Feast of the Sacrifice" at a fun fair in the capital Damascus. - Photo by AFP
Syrian children drive around the Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhood as they celebrate on top of a van decorated for the Eid al-Adha holiday on October. - Photo by AFP
Syrian children drive around the Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhood as they celebrate on top of a van decorated for the Eid al-Adha holiday on October. - Photo by AFP
A Syrian refugee boy plays outside a tent during the first day of the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Adha at the Arbat refugee camp in the northern Iraqi province of Sulaimaniya. More than one million children, some without parents or close relatives, are among 2.1 million refugees who have crossed mainly into Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon and Turkey since March 2011, the agency says. - Photo by Reuters
A Syrian refugee boy plays outside a tent during the first day of the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Adha at the Arbat refugee camp in the northern Iraqi province of Sulaimaniya. More than one million children, some without parents or close relatives, are among 2.1 million refugees who have crossed mainly into Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon and Turkey since March 2011, the agency says. - Photo by Reuters
Syrian boys play table football as families celebrate the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha at a fun fair in Suweida, south of the capital Damascus. - Photo by AFP
Syrian boys play table football as families celebrate the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha at a fun fair in Suweida, south of the capital Damascus. - Photo by AFP
Men perform a folk sword dance as people watch on the first day of Eid al-Adha in the besieged area of Homs. - Photo by Reuters
Men perform a folk sword dance as people watch on the first day of Eid al-Adha in the besieged area of Homs. - Photo by Reuters
Civilians and firefighters work at the site of a collapsed building which activists said was shelled by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Deir al-Zor. - Photo by Reuters
Civilians and firefighters work at the site of a collapsed building which activists said was shelled by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Deir al-Zor. - Photo by Reuters
Free Syrian Army fighters eat sweets ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Adha in Aleppo October 14, 2013. - Photo by Reuters
Free Syrian Army fighters eat sweets ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Adha in Aleppo October 14, 2013. - Photo by Reuters
A man sells Kibbeh, a traditional Allepian food, ahead of the upcoming Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday in Eastern Ghouta in Damascus. - Photo by Reuters
A man sells Kibbeh, a traditional Allepian food, ahead of the upcoming Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday in Eastern Ghouta in Damascus. - Photo by Reuters
A Syrian refugee woman gives candy to children during the first day of the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Adha at the Arbat refugee camp in the northern Iraqi province of Sulaimaniya. Child refugees who have fled Syria's civil war are vulnerable to exploitation including early marriage, domestic violence and child labour, despite efforts to keep them in school, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said. - Photo by Reuters
A Syrian refugee woman gives candy to children during the first day of the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Adha at the Arbat refugee camp in the northern Iraqi province of Sulaimaniya. Child refugees who have fled Syria's civil war are vulnerable to exploitation including early marriage, domestic violence and child labour, despite efforts to keep them in school, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said. - Photo by Reuters
A Free Syrian Army fighter wearing civilian clothes uses his mobile to talk with his family inside a room Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district. - Photo by Reuters
A Free Syrian Army fighter wearing civilian clothes uses his mobile to talk with his family inside a room Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district. - Photo by Reuters
Men make holiday sweets ahead of the upcoming Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday in Eastern Ghouta in Damascus. - Photo by Reuters
Men make holiday sweets ahead of the upcoming Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday in Eastern Ghouta in Damascus. - Photo by Reuters
A man with the Syrian national flag painted on his face gives his palm to a fortune teller during a day of activities organised by a volunteer group on the first day of Eid al-Adha in the historic al-Azem Palace in Damascus. - Photo by Reuters
A man with the Syrian national flag painted on his face gives his palm to a fortune teller during a day of activities organised by a volunteer group on the first day of Eid al-Adha in the historic al-Azem Palace in Damascus. - Photo by Reuters

There was no let-up in the violence which has torn Syria apart, despite a joint plea from regional Arab and Muslim organisations for the government and the rebels fighters to mark the festival of Eid al-Adha with a ceasefire.

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Silajit
Oct 17, 2013 12:28am
Is it just me or is the ratio of men to women out in the open, ridiculous one sided in these pictures?
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Silajit
Oct 18, 2013 07:45pm
@Silajit: And it has now changed. Thanks Dawn.
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