An army tank fires during a firefight against militants linked to al Qaeda near the southern Yemeni city of Zinjibar May 30, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/Yemen's Defence Ministry)
Syrian President Bashar Al Assad watches as Pope John Paul II boards his plane at Damascus airport May 8, 2001 at the end of the Pontiff's four-day visit to Syria.
Bangladeshi people climb into the roof of an overcrowded train as they travel to celebrate Eid with family in their villages, at the Kamlapur Railway Station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 03 June 2019. Muslims around the world are preparing to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the three-day festival marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr is one of the two major holidays in Islam. (Photo by Monirul Alam/EPA/EFE)
In this photo taken Tuesday, May 12, 2015, people ride on a carousel as they celebrate a religious festival, or moulid, which commemorates of the birth of Muslim Prophet Muhammad's granddaughter Sayyeda Zeinab, outside the mosque and shrine named for her, in Cairo, Egypt. (Photo by Amr Nabil/AP Photo)
A man performs ablution using water at an old fountain before performing prayers in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 3, 2015. The Algiers Casbah is a UNESCO World heritage site that includes the Sidi Ramdane mosque and former fortress, 10 centuries old. Decay from the passing years, as well as earthquake damage in 2003, leads some to consider a move to modern apartments with financial backing from the government. Others refuse to leave a neighbourhood they have called home for decades. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)
A boy fires confetti poppers as he participates in a procession to mark Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi, the birthday celebration of Prophet Mohammad, in Mumbai January 4, 2015. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)
Nigerians take a photo in their traditional clothes during Eid al-Fitr prayers in Lagos, Nigeria on May 2, 2022. Muslims gather to perform Eid al-Fitr prayers held in Nigeria, the country with the largest Muslim population in Africa. (Photo by Adeyinka Yusuf/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
A Palestinian female volunteers for the al- Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, a militant group part of Fatah movement, stands with her weapon in this undated photo. Unlike Hamas and Islamic Jihad, the ideology of al-Aqsa is rooted in Palestinian nationalism not political Islam, and is the only Palestinian group that accepts and trains women to be “martyrs”. (Photograph by Courtney Kealy/Getty Images)