Green Prophet’s Daniella witnesses the Muslim holiday ritual slaughtering of a sheep, in Jaffa.
Last Friday I was determined to find a sheep slaughter. It was Eid Al-Adha, the Muslim Feast of the Sacrifice. The story goes that Ibrahim was about to slaughter his son Ismail, when an angel came and redirected him to a lamb. In honor of that sacrifice, Muslims worldwide butcher sheep and goats on the holiday, and Jaffa, the Arab half of Tel Aviv, was no exception.
I got to Jaffa at 11 a... Read Full Story
by Ali Khalil DUBAI (AFP) -- The United Arab Emirates central bank on Sunday pumped more liquidity into its banking sector amid fears that local stock markets may plunge after debt-laden Dubai asked to suspend debt payments. The intervention is seen as a step to soothe investors and bank depositors after the shock announcement that state-controlled Dubai World wants to halt payments to creditors until at least May next year. "This is a step aimed to calm investors... Markets should be calmer... Read Full Story
Happy Eid al - Adha read the Best Buy sales circular. They don't dare print Merry Christmas in their ads, but they will print a Muslim greeting. The Muslim greeting, which fell on Thanksgiving weekend, appeared in a Minnesota Best Buy ad. Why is it in this country we continue to let these companies get away with pandering to the non- peaceful religion known as Islam, while continuing to make Christians out to be the radicals. I know my days of shopping at Best Buy are over. I don't care how... Read Full Story
Muslims gather in Wichita to celebrate the Eid al-Adha holiday, which coincides with Thanksgiving this year.
BY RON SYLVESTER
The Wichita Eagle
While many Americans gorged themselves Thursday, others chose not to eat in honor of a worldwide religious observance.
Friday, about 1,000 Muslims from around the Midwest gathered at Wichita’s Century II Convention Hall to pray and celebrate Eid al-Adha. The three-day “Festival of Sacrifice” is one of the most sacred Islamic holidays, and... Read Full Story
A sheep is seen before its slaughter at a cattle and sheep farm during Eid al-Adha in Cairo, November 27, 2009. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha to mark the end of the haj by slaughtering sheep, goats, cows and camels to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail on God's command. Many rights campaigners call the practise inhuman and brutal - the one thing that can be said about the practise is at least the focus is on killing an animal - and not... Read Full Story
On the eve of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, King Abdullah II of Jordan gave a televised speech to the country. In it, he encouraged his people on the Hashemite Kingdom’s progress and even acknowledged the Palestinians.
Reuters/Youssef Allan
“Brothers and sisters, members of the one Jordanian family,” the King said. “Peace, God’s mercy and blessings be upon you. It is my pleasure, on the eve of the Eid Al Adha, an occasion that is special to all Muslims, to send you all and Arab and... Read Full Story
once a year, before the second Eid, Eid al-Adha, it is apart of islam
you are supposed to do it, if you can
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