'Eid Mubarak': Thousands gather for Muslim holiday prayers in Maryland
Thousands of Muslims gathered on Monday morning for Eid al-Fitr holiday prayers at the Diyanet Center of America mosque in the US state of Maryland marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
The center hosted some 25,000 people during Ramadan for iftar (fast-breaking) meals, and Monday's prayers drew over 3,000 worshippers, according to Bilal Kuşpınar, head of the Diyanet Center of America.
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The center is a project of the Turkish American Community Center, founded in 1993, and gets major support from the Turkish state's Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet).