Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha
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Under the damaged dome of al-Albani Mosque in Khan Younis, families stood on broken stone and dust, raising their voices in takbir, the declaration of god's greatness, to mark the first morning of Eid al-Adha on Friday.
There are two main Eid festivals in the Islamic calendar - but there are no bank holidays for Eid in the UK so employees are likely to ask for time off to observe these festivals.
North Africa’s historic drought has upended many families’ plans for Eid al-Adha. It's forcing governments to scramble for new ways to address a sharp shortfall in sacrificial sheep.
At least 17 Palestinians were killed early Saturday morning, the second day of Eid al-Adha, in Israeli strikes and gunfire in the southern Gaza governorates of Khan Younis and Rafah, according to Palestinian sources.
Lucknow, Eid-ul-Azha was celebrated across the state on Saturday with people offering namaaz amidst tight security. In the state capital, namaaz was offered at the Lucknow Eidgah under the Shahi Imam of Lucknow, Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali.
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People across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip have marked the start of one of Islam’s most important holidays with prayers outside destroyed mosques and homes, with little hope the war with Israel will end soon.
As millions prepare to mark Eid with joy and tradition, Amjad Ayub Mirza, a leading activist from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), has declared the occasion hollow for those living under state repression in Pakistan,
After attending the Eid-ul-Azha congregation at the National Eidgah premises, Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has called on everyone to pray for the welfare of Bangladesh. On Saturday, he prayed in the front row at the Eidgah grounds adjacent to the High Court. After the sermon, he took part in the prayer service.
The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has launched a simultaneous waste removal operation across all 75 wards to clear sacrificial animal waste following Eid-ul-Azha. On Saturday afternoon, Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, adviser to the Ministry of Local ...