Posts Tagged ‘AlAdha’
Hajj Pilgrims ‘Stone The Devil’ As Muslims Mark Eid Al-Adha
Pilgrims on Sunday performed the last major ritual of the hajj, the “stoning of the devil”, in western Saudi Arabia as Muslims the world over celebrated the Eid al-Adha holiday. As one of the world’s largest annual religious gatherings wound down, Amman announced that at least 14 Jordanian pilgrims had succumbed to an “extreme heat…
Read MoreAhmadis In Pakistan Say Intimidated Ahead Of Eid Al-Adha Feast
Pakistanis from the minority Ahmadi community say they are under increasing pressure from authorities and Islamist groups ahead of the Eid al-Adha celebrations on Monday. The Ahmadiyya sect, considered heretics by fundamentalist groups, has been persecuted for decades in Pakistan but threats and intimidation have risen in recent years. “Eid is supposed to be a…
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