Mogadishu gathers for Eid with prayers, family meals and outings

Mogadishu gathers for Eid with prayers, family meals and outings

Mogadishu has been tentatively emerging from the waves of violence that have rocked the city over recent decades.

Mogadishu marks Eid with prayers, family meals and outings

BREAKINGBy Faisal AliWednesday May 27, 2026 A flower-decked swing at Lido Beach offered a cheerful backdrop for young women marking Eid in Mogadishu, where the holiday brought a rare, bright pause from the city’s harsher realities. [Faisal Ali/Al Jazeera] Mogadishu, Somalia- Across the Muslim world, Eid al-Adha — the Festival of Sacrifice — was observed […]