Shawwal Moon Sighting

It was the eve of 29th Ramadan everyone was glued to their TV screens to find out whether they have to say Tarawih (extra congregational prayers performed by Muslims at night in the Islamic month of Ramadhan) for the next day of fasting or not. Everyone was hoping that it was Chand Raat (the eve of the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Fitr), Pakhtoun’s in the North West had already celebrated Eid on Monday. In the mean while different text messages …

Eid under the Shadow of Guns

This Wednesday when Sabir woke up he was in a sombre mood, It was day of Eid a Muslim holiday which marks the end of Ramadhan. Muslims start their day by attending the congregational Eid prayer service in the morning. But Sabir knew he wasn’t going to the Aqsa Mosque, where thousands had attended congregational Eid prayers each year for decades, where the sweet smell of perfume would make the cool morning air even fresher. But No those days are …