Eid al-Adha
Monday’s papers: Islamists politicize Eid celebrations
Egypt
November 7, 2011
Monday’s papers: Islamists politicize Eid celebrations
Islamist political parties dominated Eid al-Adha prayers across Egypt Sunday, promoting their parliamentary candidates by distributing gifts and fliers and…
Presidential hopefuls make public appearances at Eid prayers
Egypt
November 7, 2011
Presidential hopefuls make public appearances at Eid prayers
Egyptian presidential hopefuls joined the public on Sunday in prayers for the annual Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) celebrations.…
Security forces kill at least six in Syria on Muslim holiday
World
November 6, 2011
Security forces kill at least six in Syria on Muslim holiday
BEIRUT – Security forces killed at least six people in central Syria as thousands of anti-government protesters called for the…
Elections campaigning played out in Eid
Egypt
November 6, 2011
Elections campaigning played out in Eid
Millions of Muslims went to pray in the early morning on Sunday in squares and mosques, in the first Eid…
Nigeria marks Eid al-Adha amid tight security
World
November 6, 2011
Nigeria marks Eid al-Adha amid tight security
DAMATURU, Nigeria — Residents of a northeastern Nigerian city were marking the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha amid fears and…
Activists: Syrian forces kill 4 at start of Eid
World
November 6, 2011
Activists: Syrian forces kill 4 at start of Eid
Syrian forces shot dead at least four civilians on Sunday in a continued military assault on the central city of…
Meat prices: A problem with no radical solution
Life & Style
November 6, 2011
Meat prices: A problem with no radical solution
As well as other centuries-old traditions, including family reunions, prayers, and new clothes for Eid al-Adha, slaughtering a sheep and…
Sunday’s papers: A familiar post-revolution Eid al-Adha
Egypt
November 6, 2011
Sunday’s papers: A familiar post-revolution Eid al-Adha
While the papers gloat in the details of the first Eid Al-Adha that the leading figures of the fallen regime…
SCAF pardons 952 inmates on occasion of Eid al-Adha
Egypt
November 4, 2011
SCAF pardons 952 inmates on occasion of Eid al-Adha
The prisons department of the Interior Ministry Friday pardoned 952 prisoners, who had applied for pardon in prisons nationwide, for…