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A Muslim pilgrim has his head shaved, after throwing pebbles at a stone pillar representing the devil, during the Hajj pilgrim in Mina near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. The last stage of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the symbolic stoning of the devil, began on Friday. The first day of stoning also marks the start of the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, or feast of sacrifice, when Muslims around the world slaughter sheep and cattle in remembrance of Abraham's near-sacrifice of his son. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Afghan refugees living in Peshawar, Pakistan, offer Eid al-Adha prayers, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha or the Feast of the Sacrifice. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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Worshippers perform the Eid al-Adha prayers in the mosque of Shuvalan pilgrimage site near Baku, Azerbaijan, on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims throughout the world celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Adha, Feast of Sacrifice, when Muslims around the world slaughter sheep and cattle in remembrance of Abraham's near-sacrifice of his son. (AP Photo/Manoocher Deghati)
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Sheep are prepared for sacrifice on Eid al-Adha day in the mosque of Shuvalan pilgrimage site near Baku, Azerbaijan, on Tuesday, Nov.16, 2010. Muslims throughout the world celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Adha, Feastl of Sacrifice, when Muslims around the world slaughter sheep and cattle in remembrance of Abraham's near-sacrifice of his son. (AP Photo/Manoocher Deghati)
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Belarusian muslims prepare to slaughter a bull for sacrifice during the holiday of Kurban Bairam, or Eid al-Adha, in the town of Ivye, 150 km (93 miles) west of capital Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. The celebration of the festival of sacrifice involves sharing the meat with the poor to commemorate the sacrifice of the biblical Abraham or Ibrahim, of a ram in place of his son. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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Bosnian Muslims praying at old wooden Dzindic mosque honoring Eid-al-Adha, one of biggest Muslim holidays, in Tuzla, 120 km north of Sarajevo,on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha by slaughtering livestock to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on God's command. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)
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A boy stands among prayers during the Eid al-Adha service in Marseille, southern France, Tuesday Nov.16, 2010. The Eid al-Adha, meaning "Feast of Sacrifice," when Muslims around the world slaughter sheep and cattle in remembrance of Abraham's near-sacrifice of his son. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
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A boy stands among prayers during the Eid al-Adha service in Marseille, southern France, Tuesday Nov.16, 2010. The Eid al-Adha, meaning "Feast of Sacrifice," when Muslims around the world slaughter sheep and cattle in remembrance of Abraham's near-sacrifice of his son. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
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Muslim's pray as they are reflected on the water of a fountain outside the Athens University on Tuesday, Nov.16, 2010. Thousands of Muslim immigrants have gathered for outdoor prayer services across Athens to mark the festival of Eid-al-Adha. Despite repeated pledges from successive Greek governments, Athens still lacks an official place of worship for Muslims, who form the majority of the tens of thousands of immigrants who entered the country illegally in recent years. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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An Indian shepherd sells sheep at a makeshift livestock market ahead of Eid-al-Adha festival in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims will celebrate Eid al-Adha on Nov.17 by slaughtering animals to commemorate God's gift of a ram to substitute for Abraham's impending sacrifice of his son and is considered the most important holiday in the Islamic calendar. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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Iraqi Sunni Muslims gather for prayers as an Iraqi policeman stands guard on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims around the world gathered on Tuesday to celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
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Iraqi Sunni Muslims pray over the grave of a relative at a cemetery on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims around the world gathered on Tuesday to celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice.(AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
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People choose sheep for sacrifice to celebrate the Eid al-Adha at a local market in the village of Ak-Bata outside the capital Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims throughout the world celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Adha, Feast of Sacrifice, when Muslims around the world slaughter sheep and cattle in remembrance of Abraham's near-sacrifice of his son. (AP Photo/Maxim Shubovich)
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A Palestinian girl visits a grave of her relative on the first day of Eid al-Adha in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice commemorating the religious story of Abraham. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
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Palestinian Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, bottom left, attends Eid al-Adha prayers in Palestine soccer stadium in Gaza City, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, by sacrificing sheep, goats, cows or camels. The slaughter commemorates the biblical story of Abraham, who was on the verge of sacrificing his son to obey God's command, when God interceded by substituting a ram in the child's place. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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Sheep are seen through the window of a truck before being taken to the butchers on the first day of Eid al-Adha in the West Bank town of Aram, near Ramallah, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice by sacrificial killing of livestock to commemorate the religious story of Abraham. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
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Muslim pilgrims cast stones at a pillar, symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called "Jamarat," the last rite of the annual hajj, in Mina near the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. The last stage of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the symbolic stoning of the devil, began on Friday. The first day of stoning also marks the start of the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, or feast of sacrifice, when Muslims around the world slaughter livestock in remembrance of Abraham's near-sacrifice of his son. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Woman pray during the celebration of the Muslim religious holiday, Eid al-Adha, in the city of Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Thousands of Muslims world wide celebrate Eid al-Adha yearly.(AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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Afghan refugees living in Peshawar, Pakistan slaughter a buffalo on the occasion of the Eid al-Adha, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice by sacrificial killing of livestock to commemorate the religious story of Abraham. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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A Filipino Muslim woman prays inside a mosque in suburban Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines as they celebrate Eid al- Adha on Tuesday Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, by sacrificial killing of sheep, goats, cows or camels. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
