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Holy Day: About 6,000 members of Metro's Muslim community hug each other in a greeting yesterday in Markham where they gathered to mark the end of Haj rituals in Saudi Arabia
Holy Day: About 6,000 members of Metro's Muslim community hug each other in a greeting yesterday in Markham where they gathered to mark the end of Haj rituals in Saudi Arabia

Holy Day: About 6,000 members of Metro's Muslim community hug each other in a greeting yesterday in Markham where they gathered to mark the end of Haj rituals in Saudi Arabia

Date6/22/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Holy Day: About 6;000 members of Metro's Muslim community hug each other in a greeting yesterday in Markham where they gathered to mark the end of Haj rituals in Saudi Arabia.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0013332F
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Original Toronto Star caption: Muslims celebrate end of Ramadan; Metro's Muslim community; which numbers over 100;000; celebrated Eid al-Fitr yesterday marking the end of the month of Ramadan; the holiest of Muslim celebrations. Religious ceremonies were held in several locations across Metro; including the International Centre in Mississauga; above; where thousands of the faithful bowed in prayer as part of the ancient tradition.
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