Eid al-Adha

Iran pushes Islamic unity through high-level regional calls during Eid al-Adha - analysis

Iran uses Eid al-Adha diplomacy to strengthen regional ties, project unity, and influence nuclear talks with the US, while tensions with Israel persist.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
People attend Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Tehran, Iran, March 31, 2025. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout
ATTENDING EID AL-ADHA prayers at al-Aqsa Mosque, Old City.

Do Jerusalem's Arab workers get vacation for Muslim holidays?

The issue of holiday vacation for Muslim residents came up, when Eid al-Adha caused many Jerusalemites to find out what happens when Muslim workers are absent from their workplaces. 

|ByPEGGY CIDOR
A woman holds a copy of the Koran during a protest following the burning of the Koran in Stockholm, in Istanbul, Turkey January 29, 2023.

Iran 'doesn't plan' to send envoy to Sweden due to Quran burning

Although a new ambassador to Sweden has been appointed, Iran will hold off on sending him to the Nordic country after outrage following a Quran burning.

|ByREUTERS
Goats given to Senegalese people ahead of their primary holiday.

Israeli embassy gives out sheep ahead of Senegal’s biggest national holiday

Israel's embassy, which regularly hosts meals on Shabbat and Jewish holidays, also works to support a number of local causes throughout the year.

|ByBEN RAAB

Taliban reject Afghan ceasefire, kidnap nearly 200 bus passengers

Taliban leader rejected the new offer on the grounds that it too would only help the American-led mission.

AUGUST 21, 2018ByREUTERS
An Afghan boy is seen inside a burnt building after a Taliban attack in Ghazni city, Afghanistan August 15, 2018.

The Changing Faces of Eid Al-Adha

The ‘Feast of Sacrifice’ is celebrated by Muslims around the world with slowly evolving culinary and ritual traditions

AUGUST 21, 2018ByJINITZAIL HERNANDEZ/THE MEDIA LINE
Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba and pray at the Grand mosque ahead of annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Erdogan invokes patriotism, Islam as lira remains under pressure

"The attack on our economy has absolutely no difference from attacks on our call to prayer and our flag. The goal is the same."

AUGUST 20, 2018ByREUTERS
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters in Istanbul, Turkey June 24, 2018

Shots fired at U.S. embassy in Turkish capital, no casualties

The early morning attack coincided with a deepening row between the two countries over the trial of a US pastor in Turkey.

AUGUST 20, 2018ByREUTERS
Impacts of bullets are seen in a window of the US Embassy in Ankara, Turkey August 20, 2018

WATCH: Islamic world prepares for Eid al-Adha

All over the Islamic world people are making preparations for Eid al-Adha, the festival of sacrifice.

AUGUST 19, 2018ByHAGAY HACOHEN, REUTERS
Kaaba in Mecca