The Taliban celebrate EID as only the Taliban can, by kidnapping teenage boys.
These boys will probably be recruited/forced to do the Taliban's bidding, like little slaves, hopefully they will be rescued before those silly Taliban guys rape the hell out of them.
Dawn.com
Taliban militants have kidnapped at least 25 Pakistani boys who had mistakenly crossed the unmarked border in the country’s lawless northwest into Afghanistan, DawnNews reported.
Moreover, an AFP report said more than 30 boys were kidnapped in the incident that took place on Thursday after the group of boys, aged between 12 and 18-years-old, visited the area of Gharkhi in Pakistan’s Bajaur tribal region for celebrations marking the Eid holiday.
“These boys inadvertently crossed into Afghanistan while picnicking on the second day of Eid and were kidnapped by militants,” senior local administration official Syed Nasim told AFP.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Militants kidnap 25 Pakistani boys in Afghanistan
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Syrian troops kill 7 on start of Muslim holiday
And Syria celebrates the greatest Muslim Holiday with Murdering some civilians.
Islam the Religion of celebrating with a few Murders.
Associated press(Linky no worky?)
Syrian security forces killed seven people on Tuesday as they opened fire to disperse thousands of protesters rallying against the regime on the first day of a Muslim holiday that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, activists said.
The activists said security forces fired at protesters in the southern province of Daraa, in the central city of Homs and in Damascus and its suburbs following morning prayers on the start of Eid al-Fitr, a three -day holiday.
"Eid is when the regime goes," read a banner held up by protesters in the city of Daraa, where the uprising against President Bashar Assad's autocratic regime erupted give months ago.
Amateur videos posted by activists online showed fired up protesters calling for the downfall of the regime and execution of the president. Some called for international protection of Syrian civilians. "We are being killed every day," read another banner.
To fast or not to fast: Eid confusion in Indonesia
Now that there is funny.
If you can't figure out what day you are supposed to end your biggest Holiday/celebration/religious event, then you may be a Muslim in Indonesia.
I thought Islam was very much into Astronomy and science? You would think they would not have a problem figuring out what phase the moon is in.
(Reuters)
- Indonesia's government has declared that the moon is not in the right position for the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan to end as expected on Tuesday, causing hungry disappointment in the world's most populous Muslim nation.
Indonesians, 90 percent of whom are Muslim, celebrate the end of Ramadan or Eid al-Fitr festival with a feast and new clothes, but they have been forced to put their delicacies back in the cupboard for one more day.
Housewife Nur Arifah did not expect the announcement, which came late on Monday, and got up early that day to cook plenty of stewed beef for her family in Jakarta.
"My nephews and nieces have all gathered in my father's house to celebrate with new clothes, yet it's the wrong day.
"The market has already shut, so for me to be able to cook a new dish...we might as well eat instant noodles for Eid al-Fitr," she said.
Many other Muslims who were set to start eating during the day returned to fasting between sunrise and sunset on Tuesday, while shopping malls pushed their closing holiday to Wednesday.
The position of the moon determines the start and end of Ramadan, and astronomers and Muslim bodies told the Indonesian government the moon was too low to herald Eid al-Fitr.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
184 dead in Eid holiday exodus
Every year Muslims are killed while they are celebrating Eid , Their Holiest time of the year is allways marked by Death !
straits times....
JAKARTA - ALMOST 200 people died on Indonesia's roads this week as almost 30 million people headed home to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, police said Saturday.
Over 27 million people are expected to be on the move as cities and towns emptied in this year's exodus marking the completion of the fasting month of Ramadan in the world's most populous Muslim nation.
'184 people have been killed on the roads in the past six days from 466 road accidents,' national police spokesman Nanan Soekarna said. Around 650 people were injured, he added.
'We urge travellers to truly maintain safety on the road,' Mr Soekarna said.
At least 548 people were killed, most of them packed onto motorcycles, on Indonesian roads during last year's exodus.
Indonesians will celebrate the Eid holiday on either Sunday or Monday, depending on the sighting of the new moon. -- AFP
Thursday, December 4, 2008
School cancels Christmas nativity in favour of Muslim Eid celebrations
Pure madness. While muslim students take time off from the non-muslim students have to take part in Eid activities. Following the school's decision to cancel Christmas, parents were infuriated. So, the school postponed their Christmas celebration until Janurary.
Christmas is on December 25th, not Januarary. TelegraphGreenwood Junior School sent out a letter to parents saying the three-day festival of Eid al-Adha, which takes place between December 8 and 11, meant that Muslim children would be off school.
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That meant planning for the traditional nativity play were shelved because the school felt it would be too difficult to run both celebrations side by side.
The move has left parents furious.
Janette Lynch, whose seven-year-old son Keanu attends the school, in Sneinton, Nottingham, said: "The head has a whole year to plan for Eid and so she should be able to plan for both religious festivals.
"I have never heard of this at a school. It is the first year my son has been there and a lot of the mums like me were really looking forward to seeing the children in the nativity."The school is to hold a number of children's Eid activities for those pupils who do not take two days off to celebrate with their families.
Following outrage from parents, the school was forced to send out a second letter saying that the Christmas play would be done in January.
Sent by the head teacher, Amber Latif, and Yvonne Wright, chair of governors, it apologised for "any misunderstanding" but said it had to respect "the cultures and religions of all the children".
