Posts Tagged: Eid al-Adha
Muslim Pilgrims Perform Hajj’s Symbolic Stoning of the Devil
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims threw pebbles on giant columns symbolizing Satan on Saturday, part of annual hajj rituals that mark the first day of...
In West Bank, Eid Sacrifices Plummet as Palestinian Virus Cases Soar
Slaughterhouses typically crowded with Palestinian Muslims buying sheep for the annual Eid al-Adha "feast of sacrifice" were nearly empty this week as coronavirus curbs weigh...
Irish Muslims Perform Eid Prayers on Symbolic Croke Park Pitch
Irish Muslims performed prayers to mark the festival of Eid al-Adha on Friday in Dublin's Croke Park Gaelic sports stadium, a site of historic importance...
Iranian President Urges Coronavirus Caution During Religious Festivities
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged people on Saturday to observe health protocols and practice social distancing during upcoming Muslim festivities, as a health official said...
Cut Off From World, and Coronavirus, Gaza Prepares for Eid Holiday Like Nowhere Else
Gazans are thronging beaches and crowding markets filled with holiday sweets and clothes as they prepare to celebrate Eid al-Adha largely free of the coronavirus...
More Than Two Million Muslims Begin Annual Hajj to Mecca
JNS.org - The annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia began on Sunday, with more than two million Muslims from around the world expected to...
PA Leader Foments Religious War With Israel
I had the privilege of praying last week at Judaism’s holiest site -- the Western Wall -- on our holiest day, Yom Kippur. I wore my...
Reading Between the Lines of Obama’s Jewish and Muslim Holiday Messages
JNS.org - In a recent statement, Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein noted what he perceived to be a discrepancy between President Barack...
Houston, We Have a Problem: George Mitchell, Yom Kippur and Eid al-Adha
JNS.org - In a scheduling conflict of Abrahamic proportions, a Houston-based think tank is hosting George Mitchell — former U.S. senator from Maine and the Obama...
Fear of Inter-Religious Tension as Jewish and Muslim High Holidays Coincide This Year
The Jewish High Holiday of Yom Kippur and the Muslim feast of Eid Al-Adha are set to fall this year on the same Gregorian (or...
Egypt Closes Rafah Crossing for Muslim Festival
Egypt has announced that its border crossing with the Gaza Strip will be closed for the week because of the Muslim festival of Eid Al-Adha,...
Haifa University Adds Christian, Druze and Muslim Holidays to School Calendar
JNS.org - Haifa University has become Israel's first university to designate important Christian, Druze and Muslim holidays—Christmas, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha—to the school's...
Damascus Car Bomb Dashes Hopes of Truce
Ynet -- A powerful car bomb exploded in Damascus on Friday, inflicting many casualties and buffeting a shaky temporary truce in the Syrian...
Ahead of Ceasefire Fighting Continues in Syria
Times of Israel -- Heavy fighting between forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad and rebels continued past the scheduled start of a proposed...
