Eid
Iran leader pardons 691 on Eid, but Lebanese excluded
In total, the sentences of 691 prisoners were either commuted or deferred as decided by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as a gesture for the Eid al-Fitr holidays.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: I spent a portion of Eid with racists and did nothing. You?
Haji Mohamed Dawjee says ordinary run-of-the-mill racists always have their eyes and ears on the ground searching for any microscopic opportunity to be racist.
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35 years later, these Cape organisations still feed thousands on Eid
What started between three friends using two small pots in 1984 has turned into what’s now become a mass cooking event where 300 volunteers join hands to cook food for thousands of people all over the Western Cape.
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Tons of rice & lots of love: How a Cape NPO will feed 85,000 people on Eid
Nakhlistan is a charity feeding scheme that has been running for 35 years. At least 85,000 people across the Western Cape will enjoy an akni dish this Eid.
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Storytelling, games make Iraq comeback on Ramadan nights
As in other Muslim countries, the annual month of dawn-to-dusk fasting is a time for evening gatherings in restaurants, coffee shops or homes of family and friends across Iraq.
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Mass Quran reading in Malaysia to mark sacred date
About 80 people, mostly Islamic school students, gathered near the town of Bentong to observe Nuzul Quran, when Muslims believe the beginnings of the Quran were revealed to the Prophet Mohammed.
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Afghanistan announces Muslim Eid holiday ceasefire with Taliban
Taliban sources said their leaders had also provisionally agreed a four-day truce during the annual Islamic feast of sacrifice, though supreme leader Sheikh Haibatullah Akhunzada still had to give his final approval.
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[GALLERY] Nakhlistan cook for the needy
Relying on donations from the Muslim community, Nakhlistan have been running the Eid-ul-Fitr Feeding Scheme for 34 years.
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[OPINION] Eid Mubarak, here’s to a year of tolerance
Haji Mohamed Dawjee asks how Muslims of South Africa are feeding their souls.
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[WATCH] Non-profit organisation Nakhlistan to feed 85,000 on Eid
Relying on donations from the Muslim community, Nakhlistan has been running the Eid-ul-Fitr Feeding Scheme for 34 years.
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Women, children among victims as suicide bomber kills 12 in Afghan capital
Afghan Taliban militants on Saturday announced a surprise three-day ceasefire over the Muslim Eid holiday at the end of this week.
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CT resident ramps up charity efforts for Ramadan
Wiedah Gabier plans to capture the hearts of 450 children ahead of Eid next weekend by donating clothes to young people in need on Sunday evening.
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Zuma, Ramaphosa wish Muslim community happy Eid celebration
President Jacob Zuma and his deputy Cyril Ramaphosa have wished the Muslim community a happy Eid as they mark the end of Ramadan.
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#Eid: Ramaphosa to engage with Muslim community
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Muslim community has contributed to social cohesion as well as ethical and moral values in the country.
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Ramaphosa lauds Muslim contribution to SA
The deputy president says he appreciates their fearless contribution to the freedom of the country.
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Muslims worldwide mark Eid today
Hundreds of Muslims gathered at Three Anchor Bay in CT last night for the sighting of the new moon.
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Muslims to gather for moon sighting this evening
If the new moon is sighted with the naked eye, Muslims will celebrate Eid tomorrow.
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Indian, Pakistani troops exchange gunfire, not sweets on Eid
Indian and Pakistani forces traded fire across their disputed frontier over the weekend.
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Israel, Hamas agree to 12 hour ceasefire
As the Palestinian death toll nears 850, both sides have agreed to a 12 hour pause in the fighting.
