Facing a mosque shortage, worshippers in Valencia have had to resort to praying outside. The Muslim community of the city has doubled in the past four years, making many of the mosques too small to accommodate the demand by worshippers. When mosques reach capacity, some have to pray outside while others drive up to 80…
After twenty years of controversy and difficulties, the grand mosque of Strasbourg officially opened to a crowd of 2,000 to coincide with Eid El-Kebir festivities. It is estimated to have cost 8.7 million euros.
An initiative organizing the donation of meat from the Eid al-Adha festival is gaining populatity in the Netherlands. The Joint Muslim Aid Organization (SMHO) collects meat during the festival and distributes it to the needy in the Netherlands. During the festival of Eid al-Adha, which commemorates the willingness of the prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his…
Tooryalai Wesa, an Afghan-Canadian academic who returned to Afghanistan to serve as governor of the volatile Kandahar province, has survived an assassination attempt. Wesa, who lived in Coquitlam, B.C., before he was appointed to the post in late 2008, was on his way to a mosque for prayers marking the Muslim holiday of Eid. Zelmai…
An estimated 12,000 Muslims are expected at Exhibition Place to celebrate Eid al-Adha, which commemorates the end of Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. “These celebrations are intended to be enjoyed as a community, families coming together,” said Ahmad Attia, event coordinator for the Eid Festival. In September a similar event to commemorate the end…
