Eid al-Fitr in Cebu City: A prayer for Palestine and world peace

Niña Mae Oliverio, Pia Piquero 04/10/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – For Palestine and world peace. This year’s Eid al-Fitr in Cebu City is not only a time of celebration but an occasion for solemn reflection and prayer for the people of Palestine, who…

Eid al-Fitr: Bangsamoro Darul Ifta says it falls on April 10, Wednesday

Sheila Mae Dela Cruz - @inquirerdotnet 04/10/2024

COTABATO CITY — Eid al-Fitr, which marks the conclusion of the sacred month of Ramadan, will fall on Wednesday, April 10. This was confirmed by the Bangsamoro Darul Ifta on Tuesday night. The sighting of the moon…

What is Eid al-Fitr and how do Muslims celebrate the Islamic holiday?

04/08/2024

CAIRO (AP) — Muslims around the world will soon bid farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Eid is marked with congregational prayers and festivities that typically include…

March 11 is not a holiday, Palace confirms

Jean Magaluz 03/08/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A Palace proclamation circulating online that claims March 11 is a holiday is “fake news,” said the Palace on Thursday. The fake document alleged that March 11 is a holiday for the Muslim holiday…

3,000 Muslims in Mandaue to celebrate Eid’l Fitr on Saturday — OMA exec

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/21/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — About 3,000 Muslims in Mandaue City will celebrate the Eid’l Fitr on Saturday, April 22. Pabay Mangotara, executive director of the city’s Local Office of Muslims Affairs, said that on Saturday morning, they…

Simple Eid’l Adha celebration for Mandaue’s Muslim community

Mary Rose Sagarino 07/08/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Muslim community in Mandaue City will be having a simple celebration on Saturday, July 9, for the observance of Eid’l Adha or feast of sacrifice. Pabay Mangotara, executive director of the Local…

NCMF to Muslim Cebuanos: Limit gatherings for Eid al Fitr

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Muslim Cebuanos are urged to limit gatherings for the celebration of Eid Al Fitr tomorrow, May 13, 2021, as the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) reiterates the restrictions on public gathering in…

Lockdowns restrict Eid al-Fitr celebrations

Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/25/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Muslims around the world began marking a somber Eid al-Fitr on Sunday, many under coronavirus lockdown, but lax restrictions offer respite to worshipers in some countries despite fears of skyrocketing infections. The festival, one…

Muslims in Cebu City gather at Plaza Independencia for Eid al-Fitr

Raul Constantine Tabanao and Delta Legio 06/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Carrying his two-month-old baby and a yellow praying mat, 26-year-old Gelil Inok, together with his family, woke up early Wednesday, June 5, 2019, to commemorate the feast of Eid al-Fitr, or the end of Ramadan.…

GALLERY: Muslim community in Cebu City commemorate Eid al-Fitr 

Delta Dyrecka Letigio, Raul Constantine Tabanao 06/05/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—The Muslim community in Cebu City gathered at the Plaza Independencia on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, to commemorate the festival of breaking the fast (Eid al-Fitr) or the end of Ramadan. Iman Ustadz Salim Daham…

30 killed in Iraqi shrine, days after Baghdad blast

07/09/2016

Baghdad, Iraq — Islamic State group extremists attacked a Shiite shrine north of Baghdad, killing 30 people, just days after one of the deadliest ever bombings in the country, a security spokesman said Friday. The overnight attack…

Muslims worldwide mark end of bloody Ramadan

07/07/2016

Beirut — As Muslims around the world celebrate the end of Ramadan, many are struggling to comprehend a wave of attacks that killed 350 people across several continents during the holy month and made urgent the question…

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