Was woken up early this morning…… by the call for prayer from the nearby “Mustafa Mahmud” mosque. Went to my window and saw hundreds of people walking towards the mosque in the pre-dawn light. It is Id al Adha today, an important Islamic festival, and the faithful are going to the mosque to pray
Went back to sleep…..woke up again, maybe after an hour and the sight that awaited me was really awesome. People had finished praying and were returning from the mosque….the otherwise busy Gameat al-Dowal al-Arabiy street had become a “pedestrian zone” and a colourful one at that. People dressed in their finery and holding aloft colourful balloons.Take a look at this picture.!
Went back to sleep…..woke up again, maybe after an hour and the sight that awaited me was really awesome. People had finished praying and were returning from the mosque….the otherwise busy Gameat al-Dowal al-Arabiy street had become a “pedestrian zone” and a colourful one at that. People dressed in their finery and holding aloft colourful balloons.Take a look at this picture.!
What a lovely way to bring in Id! Looking forward to the next three days of holiday:))
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