In response to atrocities by the Syrian regime in the city of Aleppo, London youths called for a protest in front of 10 Downing st. Hundreds gathered and showed solidarity with the people stuck inside Aleppo, Syria. #youth4aleppo #savealeppo #Istandwithaleppo
Muslims celebrate two Eid through the year. Eid-ulfitr and Eid-aladha. In Libya this specific Eid came after the second civil war in 2014 that took place in southern tripoli near the Airport. however in my town in Tabour despite being far from the fighting, people were split among those who are for the Misrata side and some for zintan Militias side as people were also involved in fighting it was a good opertiunity to bring back people together . fearing of a similar scenario inside Tajoura which unfortunately happened the year after.
Eid Ul-fitr :
"festival of breaking of the fast") is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). The religious Eid is the first and only day in the month of Shawwal during which Muslims are not permitted to fast. The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadan. The day of Eid, therefore, falls on the first day of the month of Shawwal. The date for the start of any lunar Hijri month varies based on the observation of new moon by local religious authorities, so the exact day of celebration varies by locality.Eid al-Fitr has a particular Salat (Islamic prayer) consisting of two Rakats (units) and generally offered in an open field or large hall. It may be performed only in congregation (Jama’at) and has an additional extra six Takbirs (raising of the hands to the ears while saying "Allāhu Akbar", literally "God is great")
Did Aladha :
"Festival of the Sacrifice"), also called the "Sacrifice Feast", is the second of two Muslim holidays celebrated worldwide each year, and considered the holier of the two. It honors the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son, as an act of submission to God's command, before God then intervened sending his angel Jibra'il (Gabriel) to inform him that his sacrifice had already been accepted. The meat from the sacrificed animal is divided into three parts. The family retains one third of the share; another third is given to relatives, friends and neighbors; and the remaining third is given to the poor and needy.
In the Islamic lunar calendar, Eid al-Adha falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah and lasts for four days until the 13th day. In the international (Gregorian) calendar, the dates vary from year to year drifting approximately 11 days earlier each year.
After the news of the burkini ban in France. some activists launched a facebook event about having a beach party infront of the French embassy in London. people wore bikinis and burkinis in a strong message to the French ban which was gratefully lifted a days after.
Black Lives Matter March took Place in London in 12-July-2016.
It started from the U.S Embassy in mayfair and continued towards the Parliament square. I followed this March for a bit and captured some photos of the day.
