Tag: Eid al-Adha

  • “I wish Dad was here celebrating Eid with me”

    “I wish Dad was here celebrating Eid with me”

    by Shahd Abusalama 6 November 2011 | Palestine from My Eyes The day before the start of Al-Adha Eid is the day of Arafa. It is said that a believer who fasts on this day expiates the past year’s sins and the sins of the coming year. As it is considered to be a day…

  • Eid without a father and husband

    16 November 2010 | Evie Soli, International Solidarity Movement An interview with the wives of Abdallah and Adeeb Abu Rahma Al Eid is a holy time of the year for Muslims. Families gather and visit each other over the four holidays, which are for most a time for families to be together. When one member…