Though North Korea's strict COVID-19 pandemic measures have barred North Korea’s shrinking expat community from most social gatherings since Jan. 2020, a special exception was made last week for the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Fitr.
Held at the Rahman Mosque of Pyongyang, worshippers from a range of embassies in North Korea gathered for a festive ceremony and outdoors buffet meal, pictures released Thursday on the Russian embassy in Pyongyang’s Facebook account show.
Though North Korea's strict COVID-19 pandemic measures have barred North Korea’s shrinking expat community from most social gatherings since Jan. 2020, a special exception was made last week for the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Fitr.
Held at the Rahman Mosque of Pyongyang, worshippers from a range of embassies in North Korea gathered for a festive ceremony and outdoors buffet meal, pictures released Thursday on the Russian embassy in Pyongyang’s Facebook account show.
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