Eid ul-Fitr News

Thirteen-year-old Broadview Middle School student Jordon Pierre comes from a Haitian father and Jamaican mother.

Sugar and eggs saw some of the most dramatic spikes in price - the price of sugar rose by more than 50% in many places from the beginning of August to mid- September.

Season's greetings! So much has happened this year and I can't wait to tell you about it .

Thanks, Cheema sahib, I am so ignorant. I never thought about the suffix! Post by akcheema on Nov 28, 2009 11:54:03 pm eid-ul-fitr is the main cause for festivities ... end of Ramzan, and the faithful feel a sense of release after being confined by spirituality for a whole month this one is called eid-ul-azha ... its the eid of sacrifice, in ...

November 30, 2009 At Richard D. Lewis's fine Cross-Culture , see " Malaysia: An 'Open House' Tradition ", by Martin Kralik , on the Eid al Fitr holiday as practiced in Malay culture.

MADINAH: Every year after the departure of pilgrims from Madinah to Makkah to perform Haj, tens of thousands of visitors arrive in Madinah to spend their Eid Al-Adha holidays.

Dressed in their finest, millions of Muslims Saturday thronged mosques across the country and then visited their relatives and friends to celebrate the festival of Eid-ul-Zuha. In the national capital, one of the main centres for the Eid festivities was the historic Jama Masjid where thousands gathered to offer prayers.

Tribulation in the Gulf state threatens to derail global recovery, writes Michael Evans.

Just like on Eid-ul-Fitr, hundreds of residents of the restive Kurram Agency may not be able to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha with their loved ones due to the continued blockade of the only road that links the area with the rest of the country.

Shops selling sacrificial sheep and goats have sprouted up throughout the Kashmir valley ahead of the festival of Eid-ul-Azha Saturday, but buyers say they are being overcharged.

President Karzai reiterates his support for peace talks with the Taliban at a press conference.- Photo from AFP/File World Controversy rages over attack on Nato convoy Controversy rages over attack on Nato convoy KABUL: Mullah Mohammad Omar, leader of Afghanistan's Taliban militia, on Wednesday rejected a call from President Hamid Karzai for peace ...

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 By Imtiaz Hussain The unprecedented steep incline of gold that rose above Rs38,500 per tola has affected the weddings and the business of goldsmiths and jewellers in upper Sindh.

Jamaat-ud-Dawah, led by Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, has been included in an official circular of organisations that Pakistani security agencies have to keep an eye on during the upcoming festival of Eid-ud-Zuha. An official circular issued recently by the interior ministry directed police to maintain a watch on several groups ...

Consumption of all gold was down 38 per cent compared with the same period last year, the World Gold Council said.

BSS, Rajshahi The traditional silk industry has been facing an awkward position at present due to abnormal price hike of imported silk yarn.

Two larger-than-life bronze lions were installed by the City of Fez in celebration of Eid al-Fitr last month.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 By Mehtab Haider ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue has ruled out any possibility of extending the deadline for filing of income tax returns under the Universal Self Assessment Scheme .

City Center Doha has announced that Saif Naif Saif al-Shimry is the grand prize winner of a new KIA Mohave in the 2009 Ramadan Festival campaign.

A proposal by Germany's Turkish Community to have schools observe one Muslim holiday annually has set off a fierce debate in Germany.

Play home of TASSC Model Education, founded by Latha Rajinikanth, celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr - the 30 days of fasting during the month of Ramadan.