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Government security member helps his disabled father get to a Mosque for Eid Prayers in Aden. EPA


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Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Salman (SPA)


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The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, delivers a statement on this week’s events in Egypt. (Saudi Press Agency)


Saudi King praises armed forces in Eid address

Saudi King praises armed forces in Eid address

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, reserved special praise for Saudi Arabia’s armed and security forces in a speech delivered on his behalf by Crown Prince Salman to celebrate Eid Al-Adha on Tuesday. The...
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Muslim pilgrims arrive to cast seven pebbles at a pillar that symbolizes Satan during the annual haj pilgrimage, on the first day of Eid Al-Adha in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca on October 15, 2013. (Reuters)


Muslims across the globe celebrate Eid

Muslims across the globe celebrate Eid

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Muslims across the world gathered at mosques on Tuesday to carry out Eid prayers to mark the beginning of the four-day Islamic Eid Al-Adha celebrations. Eid Al-Adha—the Feast of the Sacrifice—marks the end of the Hajj; pilgrims spend the night...
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Debris lie on the ground as a child stands outside a home following heavy rains in Omdurman, some 30 kilometers northwest of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, on August 13, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/ASHRAF SHAZLY)


Sudan’s Eid Expressed through Social Media

Sudan’s Eid Expressed through Social Media

If only Al-Mutanabi was in Khartoum on the morning of the first day of Eid to rewrite his poem “Eid! In what [sorry] state do you return, Eid!” The bitter irony of the poem is nothing compared to the current state of the Sudanese during Eid this year. They face rising...