Muslims mark end of Ramadan Oct 3, 2008
Yesterday's festival was called Eid ul-Fitr, meaning the "Festival of the Breaking of the Fast." ... Omar Magdalene prayed to Allah yesterday during the Eid ul-Fitr festival celebrating the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting, at Manoa Valley District Park ... Izzedine Jubran, 10, tested his strength at the "high striker" carnival game, which was part of the Eid ul-Fitr festivities. (Honolulu Advertiser)
This Eid, a sweet taste of harmony in jail Oct 3, 2008
It also had the rich flavour of generosity of a handful of Muslim c 00004000 onvicts who invited the jail officials to their barracks and offered them the dish on Eid ul Fitr. The celebration of Eid in Central jail on Thursday, which was also observed as World Non-Violence Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, reflected perfectly the nations soul of secularity and brotherhood. (Times of India)
Area Muslims observe Ramadan Sep 1, 2008
The Muslim holiday of Eid ul-Fitr is also known as the Festival of Breaking the Fast. Muslims often take off work and school for this holiday. (Los Angeles Daily News)
SU changes calendar for 2009-10 year May 8, 2008
These changes are a result of two religious holidays - Eid Ul-Fitr Sept. 21 and Yom Kippur Sept. 28 - which fall on two consecutive Mondays in September, requiring changes for the end of the fall semester. Fall classes will end Mon. (Daily Orange, NY)
Wish me a Merry Christmasplease Dec 24, 2007
It s inconceivable that the Hindu festival of Diwali in India or the Muslim festival of Eid ul Fitr in Islamic countries would be called by another name just so people of other faiths may feel included. Instead, I think, that would trigger violent protests, enough to rock the foundations of their national ethos. (ChronicleHerald.ca)
Attacks, threats by al Qaeda in Iraq can't silence Radio Dijla Nov 23, 2007
Compared to what the station has endured in the past, the attack on its Web site, which occurred on Eid ul-Fitr marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, was considered tame. Along with the threatening message, the flag of al Qaeda and a photo of Osama bin Laden appeared on the station's home page on Oct. 12. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Senior troubled by date of Homecoming; student asks for swim meet support Oct 16, 2007
He said he was angry with the university's decision to begin Homecoming weekend on Eid ul-Fitr, the Muslim holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan. "Not only is it disrespectful, but I know that they wouldn't do this to other religious groups," said Abdul-Qadir, who is a Sunni Muslim. (Daily Orange, NY)
Island Images Oct 15, 2007
DENNIS ODA / At Magic Island yesterday, Muslims celebrated the end of the monthlong Ramadan fast called Eid Ul-Fitr. They began with a morning prayer and message and continued to celebrate all day long. Zakaria Khairane and his 4-year-old son, Mehdi, attended the service. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Eid festivities fill Civic Centre hall Oct 15, 2007
By 9 a.m., the official start of yesterday's Civic Centre service in celebration of Eid ul-Fitr, it was, as Ottawa Muslim Association president Mumtaz Akhtar put it, "bumper-to-bumper" on the speckled tile floor ... Naomi Choudhury, 8, travelled with her family from New Jersey to attend Ottawa's prayer service and celebrations marking the end of Ramadan and the start of the feast of Eid ul-Fitr. (Ottawa Citizen)
• Group Celebrates Ramadan End Oct 14, 2007
The ceremony, called Eid ul Fitr or simply Eid, took place Saturday at the Baitul Aman mosque, which until being purchased by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in April, had been a Jehovah's Witnesses hall. "Before we purchased the mosque we used to meet at the Hungarian Club hall in Wallingford," said Dr. Sohail Husain, an assistant professor at the Yale University School of Medicine, and the mosque's information director. (FOX61, CT)
Recent box office hits reinforce stereotypes about the Middle East Oct 10, 2007
For example, this Friday is Eid ul-Fitr, a holy day in Islam. It celebrates the end of Ramadan, a month of spiritual purification. (Daily Orange, NY)
Muslim youth balance busy schedules while fasting during Ramadan Oct 6, 2007
The month began on Sept. 13 and will end with the celebration of Eid ul-Fitr on Oct. 12 ... At the end of Ramadan, Muslims celebrate Eid ul-Fitr with a big feast of barbecued meat and curry. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Ramadan -- Strangers in a strange land flock to little mosques on the prairie Oct 5, 2007
The holidaysThe end of Ramadan marks the first of Islam's two major feast days, Eid ul-Fitr. After sundown of the last day of Ramadan, Eid ul-Fitr, also called the Little Feast, begins in the early morning of the first day of Shawwal, the month following Ramadan, It is either Oct. 12 or 13 this year ... Eid ul-Adha, also called the Big Holiday, falls two months and 10 days after Eid ul-Fitr and is celebrated in honor of the prophet Abraham when he intended to sacrifice his son Isaac as proof of... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
The Rise of the iPhone Jun 30, 2007
Analysis: This is the day that Steve Jobs has made. Or the media will do it for you. (CIO Information Network)
Saddams execution and the coming campaign in Baghdad Jan 3, 2007
Muslims celebrate two Eids (Arabic: festival): One is called Eid ul-Fitr that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, and the other is Eid ul-Adha or in Persian Eid-e Qurban which is celebrated to commemorate Prophet Abrahams willingness to sacrifice his son for God. Eid Al Adha is celebrated on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja of the lunar Islamic calendar, after the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. (Online Journal)
