Today, Muslims across the globe and Kentucky are celebrating Eid.

It marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month when Muslims fast during the day to show their devotion to Allah.

Breaking that fast with family and friends is a joyous occasion.

But as Kentucky Edition June Lefler reports this Eid people are also mourning for those who faced near famine and war in Gaza.

Muslims gather at Louisville's fairgrounds to pray and give thanks and give themselves a pat on the back for making it through Ramadan.

Me personally, I'm going out to eat, you know, because I'm fasting all month.

So you celebrate this fast because you went through a lot during Ramadan.

You didn't eat for the whole day, you know.

So your breakfast will be hitting different.

Adults dressed in their Eid best.

Women and girls adorn henna markings just for the occasion, and everyone embraces their family and friends with hugs, handshakes, ingredients.

Aid.

Mubarak happy Aides climb Claymont and Selmy in parliament on the hill.

So these are all just in Arabic.

And what they mean is happy aid and may God's blessings be upon you.

And giving congratulations for finishing.

Outside of a traditional mosque.

The imam leads thousands of people in prayer.

We get together here to congratulate each other, that we fulfill our duty toward our God.

But this year is a little bit different because our joy, our happiness is not completed because our brothers and sisters under siege in Gaza.

The conflict in Gaza has gone on for more than six months now.

Since the October 7th, Hamas attacks against the Jewish state.

Israel has retaliated with fire and advancement that has killed more than 30,000 Palestinians.

Muslims in Kentucky may be breaking their fast.

The Palestinians are on the brink of famine.

My speech was two.

Part one.

Part two.

Keep doing the good stuff that we used to do in Ramadan.

Now don't stop.

And the second part to show kind of solidarity to our brothers and sisters in Gaza, to give them some hope that they do have brothers and sisters in an anti state supporting them, looking for peace.

Asking the our politicians here to act promptly to form a cease fire.

Some Kentucky Muslims are from Gaza.

In fact, Kentucky Muslims represent much of the world.

I mean, it is coming from all walks of life, social and economic.

You have people from Somalia, from the middle East, from Asia, from Europe.

We just have a beautiful rainbow of colors of people.

On the mosque, serve the community hub.

The newcomers.

And we have like American brothers and sisters, Muslim, and we have that.

Immigrant like me coming from overseas and become like an American citizen.

So we try to help them to understand that the environment here, the culture here, how to go by the law of the land here and to serve the American citizen and large.

Speaking in many languages and serving different regional foods.

Muslims in Kentucky and across the globe will all celebrate, eat in their own unique way, celebrate everybody.

I hope you have a great Ede for Kentucky Edition.

I'm June Leffler.

Sadly, today in Philadelphia, there was a shooting at an event.

Reports say at least three people were injured.

So far, no one has been killed.