Showing posts with label Eid Al-Adha. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eid Al-Adha. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Prime Minister Theresa May Marks Eid al-Adha in Message to British Muslims
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Muslims Urged Not to Slaughter Animals in the Streets of France at Eid
The animal rights activist has urged the French government to intervene to prevent "barbarism" and work towards "appeasement" asking instead that followers of Islam make sacrifices by giving to the poor.
In France the government has been providing skips because many followers discard their carcasses to rot in the streets after they have killed them.
While it is illegal to slaughter an animal publicly it is allowed for Muslims to go to a slaughterhouse and carry out the act for religious reasons.
However, those breaking the law and killing animals outside of mandated areas became such a problem environmental health departments had to step in to provide bins because sheep carcasses were causing a public health problem. » | Siobhan McFadyen | Saturday, September 10, 2016
Monday, October 29, 2012
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: A cow, panicked at the prospect of slaughter, killed a Palestinian man attempting to butcher it during an Islamic festival in Gaza on Saturday.
More than 70 other people have been injured during this year's Eid al-Adha in the Gaza Strip, either with knife wounds on injuries sustained from bolting animals, local health officials said.
During the Festival of the Sacrifice, a four-day celebration that ends on Tuesday, Muslims butcher a sheep, goat or cow to commemorate the story of Abraham - the Islamic prophet Ibrahim - who was rewarded by God for his willingness to sacrifice his first-born son. » | Phoebe Greenwood, Tel Aviv | Monday, October 29, 2012
Sunday, November 06, 2011
LE FIGARO: EN IMAGES - La plus importante fête de l'Islam, qui commémore la fidélité du prophète Ibrahim, coïncide avec le grand pèlerinage de La Mecque, où plus de 3 millions de musulmans sont rassemblés.
NZZ am SONNTAG: Millionen Muslime auf Pilgerfahrt Hadsch: Aufstieg auf Berg Arafat und Steinigung des Teufels » | dapd | Sonntag 06. November 2011
NZZ am SONNTAG: Blutiger Beginn des muslimischen Opferfestes: Bomben explodieren im Norden Afghanistans und im Irak » | dapd | Sonntag 06. November 2011
Sunday, December 06, 2009
THE GUARDIAN: Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki accused of colluding with fundamentalists to shut down night clubs
The raids came just before midnight a week ago. At the start of Eid al-Adha, the four holiest days on the Islamic calendar, hundreds of Iraqi police and soldiers stormed each of Baghdad's 300 or so nightclubs. Officers from the most elite units stood outside as soldiers slapped owners' faces, scattered their patrons and dancing girls, ripped down posters advertising upcoming acts, and ordered alcohol removed from the shelves.
They left many of the clubs with a warning – any owner who tried to reopen would be thrown into prison, along with his staff.
The official reason for the mass raids is that none of the premises had licences. The reality is that a year-long renaissance in Baghdad's nightlife may be over, as this increasingly conservative city takes on a hardline religious identity. Bohemian Baghdad did not last long.
"They treated us like terrorists," said Sinan Kamal, a chef at the Jetar nightclub in east Baghdad, displaying both a licence and weekly receipts for fees collected by the Tourism Ministry. "They sat us on the ground and made us put our heads between our legs. They slapped us and were impolite with the girls. They were behaving like religious police."
Until last week nightlife was a growth story in Baghdad – once renowned as a city of 1,001 vices. "You can forget about a fair few of those now," said Kamal. "Dancing clubs are gone, so are singers and bars. Welcome to the new Iraq." For the large numbers of Baghdadis who believed an older Iraq was on its way back, the raids, and what they signify, are a bitter disappointment.
As security forces gradually won back the streets over the past year, areas of the capital that had long ago been hubs of entertainment were restored to their former decadent glory. Throughout the summer, garish shop fronts along the riverside suburb of Abu Nuwas and a nearby strip known as Sadoon Street were teeming with men and youths queueing for clubs touting dancing girls and whisky. Many of the clubs also doubled as brothels – a factor readily overlooked by Baghdad council and the Iraqi government, which were both apparently keen to breathe new nightlife – with all its trappings – back into the city's war-ravaged streets. >>> Martin Chulov, Baghdad | Sunday, December 06, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
BBC: Booksellers touting their wares amid the heavy traffic in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, have discovered an unusual best-seller.
Adolf Hitler's autobiography manifesto Mein Kampf is selling as well as Dan Brown's latest novel, The Lost Symbol.
The street vendors in Dhaka are found at every major road junction and intersection.
Most of the sellers are young boys and many compete with beggars to attract the attention of motorists.
Last week, Mein Kampf did unusually well because many bought the book to give it away as an Eid present. >>> Alastair Lawson, BBC News, Dhaka | Friday, November 27, 2009
20MINUTEN.ch: Rund drei Millionen muslimische Pilger aus aller Welt haben mit der symbolischen Steinigung des Teufels begonnen.
Dazu zogen sie in einem Wüstental vor den Toren Mekkas an drei Mauern vorbei, die sie mit Steinen bewarfen. Der erste Tag der Steinigung markiert auch den Beginn des Opferfestes, an dem Muslime in aller Welt Schafe und andere Tiere schlachten - in Erinnerung an Abrahams beinahe vollbrachtes Opfer seines Sohns. >>> ap | Freitag, 27. November 2009
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Thursday, December 11, 2008
Why do we keep sending these gut-wrenching messages of goodwill to the Muslim community when they are not reciprocated?
Will the Muslim community send the Christian community a message of goodwill at Christmas? I think we all know the answer to this question!
So for Christ's sake (no blasphemy intended!), stop sucking up to the Muslims, Gord! – ©Mark
SAUDI GAZETTE: LONDON – The British Prime Minister sent his “warm wishes” and greetings to British Muslims on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha.
Gordon Brown in his message to the British Muslim Community said, “For me, the inspirational thing about Haj is the great stirrings for justice that shows in the Ummah. When people are drawn from each corner of the world, inspired by a shared and ancient ideal to act as one in the service of a better world – then it summons in us a truly modern hope that we can build a global society characterized by fairness and cooperation and respect.” “At this special time, we can also reflect upon and celebrate the tremendous contributions of British Muslims to our national life,” he added.
Britain’s foreign secretary, David Miliband also sent his greetings. “As Muslims all over the world, including in Britain, celebrate with their families, it is a good moment to reflect on the message that Eid carries for us all,” Miliband said. “Eid Al-Adha commemorates the sacrifice and steadfastness of Prophet Abraham, forefather of Muslims, Christians and Jews alike. These two qualities, of sacrifice and steadfastness, are ones that must guide what we do,” he said[.] [Source: Saudi Gazetter] | December 10, 2008
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RIGHT SIDE NEWS: In England the weather grows colder, children fidget with anticipation, and events are being held to mark a major feast - that's right, Eid al-Adha, the Islamic festival of sacrifice. At one Nottingham primary school, it has meant the postponement of the annual nativity play, given the "effect" of many Muslim students remaining at home this week to celebrate:
”In a letter, sent by the staff at Greenwood Junior School, mothers and fathers were told: "It is with much regret that we have had to cancel this year's Christmas performances."That the Christmas play was shelved in a nation with an officially established Christian church makes it a potent sign of the times. And while secularists always cheer obstacles to the public acknowledgment of religious holidays, they should not be pleased with private faith-based celebrations disrupting the schedules of others. >>> By David J. Rusin | December 10, 2008
"This is due to the Eid celebrations that take place next week and its effect on our performers."
However, following a barrage of complaints, a second letter was issued saying the show had "not been canceled outright" but has been postponed until the New Year.”
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Monday, December 08, 2008
One can only wonder whether strong man Medvedev really believes this twaddle. First it was Dubya issuing such statements from the White House; now it’s Dmitry issuing them from the Kremlin. – Mark
INTERFAX: Moscow - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has congratulated Russian Muslims on the main Islam holiday Eid Al-Adha, the Kremlin press service reported.
"This is a significant religious holiday for each Muslim which symbolizes peace and kindness, all forgivingness and care of friends. It reminds of the basis of Islam, which calls for justice and mercy, nourish respective attitude to panhuman values in peoples," the felicitation reads.
The ancient holiday of Eid Al-Adha is widely celebrated in modern Russia, the president said. "Hajj is performed every year.
Prayers for the welfare of the motherland can be heard in mosques. For those professing Islam, these bright days are the time of spiritual improvement and attention to those in need," he said.
"Maintaining the traditions of many centuries, you contribute to ensuring the spiritual and cultural diversity of our country, assist mutual understanding, tolerance and interethnic consent in Russian society," Medvedev said.
Chairman of the Russian Council of Muftis Ravil Gainutdin read the Russian presidential felicitation at the Moscow Cathedral Mosque on Monday. [Source: Interfax] | December 8, 2008
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