Saudi women leave after the end of prayers performed on the first day of Eid al-Fitr, in the great mosque in the old City of Riyadh, yesterday to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr after Ramadan, which is the Muslim calendar’s ninth and holiest month when followers are required to abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn to dusk.