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Imam Usman Kald leads the Kara Muslim community during the Eid Al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) prayers at Kara Isheri in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria on August 11, 2019. - Muslims across the world are celebrating the annual festival of Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, which follows the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. It commemorates the willingness of biblical patriarch Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael and during the period Muslims distribute food to the poor.

Imam Usman Kald leads the Kara Muslim community during the Eid Al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) prayers at Kara Isheri in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria on August 11, 2019.

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