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Eid Mubarak CHUP readers!! Eid ul-Fitr, the holiday which celebrates the end of Ramadan, was celebrated by Muslims in the United States and across much of the Middle East on Sunday, and will be celebrated in South Asia today.
Growing up, my favorite part of Ramadan and Eid ul-Fitr always centered around two things – my family and food. On Chand Raat, the night before Eid, I loved going to the market to buy bangles or get henna painted on my hands. My memories of Eid as a child were flooded with color, bright new clothes, laughter, and the taste of sivaiyyan [vermicelli noodles in sweetened milk] first thing in the morning.
As an adult, Ramadan has become increasingly a time to think about others around me, particularly the poor. Working in the development realm has helped put such issues into further context. My thoughts and prayers go out to the women recently killed in the stampede for food in Karachi, as well as the numbers of others in Pakistan and throughout the world who don’t have the luxury to go back to eating heartily and regularly like I will. I hope we all continue to think about their well-being and find ways to help, in our own small way.
So, Eid Mubarak, and I hope everyone enjoys their holiday! Do tell us – what has been your favorite memory from Ramadan and Eid? How do you celebrate the holiday?
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Has Afia Siddiqui also released some Eid message from Jail during September 2009
Eid Mubarak to you Soom and the readers of CHUP! May the occasion be filled with blessings and happiness. May Allah accept our deeds and yours.
-Aly
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Eid Mubarak, Kalsoom!
I went for prayers at Regents Mosque yesterday in London and then spent the day with some family & friends.
How was your Eid?
My Eid was great – I had cousins, sister, etc. in town, so it was lovely to just spend time with family!
Eid mubarak, Kalsoom, and the the CHUP community!
hey mubarak babe!
🙂
hope it was a nice one!
Eid Mubarak, Kals. I think by now I’m sheerkhorma’d-out, I must have drank sheerkhorma non-stop yesterday.
And you’re so right about the stampede…we have to think about things greater than just food and fun…
Cheers
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