Without meat, families in Gaza struggle to celebrate Islam’s Eid al-Adha holiday

Ahmad relies on a soup kitchen for food and goes to school in a tent

With many of Gaza's schools damaged, destroyed or turned into shelters, makeshift classrooms have been set up in tents for the few children who can continue their education amidst the ongoing war.

Nee Soon mosque reopens on Hari Raya Haji after $15m facelift

Over 10 tonnes of meat will be channelled to Palestinians in Gaza as part of Singapore’s humanitarian efforts. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Gaza aid distribution halts, Eid marked by violence

The Muslim festival of Eid has been marred by violence as fighting continues in the Gaza Strip and...

Kenyan Muslims pray for Gaza as they celebrate Eid Al-Adha

As Muslims around the world celebrated Eid Al-Adha on Friday, in Nairobi Kenya, the gathered crowds prayed for their fellow Muslims in Gaza. After 20 months of war, more than 50,000 people killed, and almost no food, they will struggle to celebrate the event this year.

Gaza on Eid al-Adha: The sound of hunger deepens the silence of the takbirs

On a holiday that reminds the world of faith, sacrifice, and joy, Gaza enters the holiday as if it were straight out of a book about forgotten famines and long wars. No meat is bought, no animals are slaughtered, and no children are dressed in new clothes. In Gaza, there is no sound of takbir, because the only sound is the groaning of empty stomachs, the silence of abandoned homes, and the crying of mothers in displacement tents. Talk of the dec…

Gaza marks start of Eid with outdoor prayers in rubble - as Israel warns of intensive new military operations

Much of Gaza lies in ruins, with men and children forced to hold the traditional Eid al Adha prayers in the open air, and as food supplies dwindle.