In southern Thailand, locals celebrate Idul Fitri with local traditions of duck catching contests and canal races that strengthen community and keep kids from violence.
A caliph is freely chosen by Muslims everywhere for his wisdom and spiritual qualifications. The ISIL leader's proclamation of himself as caliph over all Muslims violates the principles of Islam.
![Boys power their pram in Yakang Canal in a canal boat race, part of Idul Fitri celebrations in Narathiwat. [Rapee Mama/Khabar]](/shared/images/2014/08/06/140806_STEPHEN_TH_EID-100_67.jpg)
![National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) head Ansyaad Mbai said the media play an important role in the country's effort to fight terrorism. [Bay Ismoyo/AFP]](/shared/images/2014/08/05/140805_ISMIRA_ID_COUNTERTERRORISM-100_67.jpg)
![Fallujah, Iraq residents uprooted in March by the ISIL insurgency, register at a Ministry of Displacement and Migration office in the Kurdish city of Erbil. [Safin Hamed/AFP]](/shared/images/2014/08/02/1408xx-OBAIDI_KHAIR_ISIL_SA_SEA-100_67.jpg)
![A child waves the black ISIL flag during a propaganda event in al-Raqa, Syria. Residents said the group brainwashed children with toys and lectures. [Photo courtesy of Mahmoud al-Amin]](/shared/images/2014/07/25/140723_SHORFA_CHILDREN-100_67.jpg)
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