Eid Mubarek

Greetings to all on this special day in the Islamic calendar. This mornings sighting of the moon indicates that the month of Ramadan is over and our Muslim students, parents and our teaching friends can now rejoice. They have fasting and partaking in other spiritual rituals for the past 30 days

Unfortunately my camera is taking a hiatus so I am relying on google images to provide the images.






This morning at 430, perusal, the call to prayer was given. However, this one continues for about one and a half hours as the faithful gather in mosques for prayer.





As we live very close to a larger mosque, There are about 400 people in my backyard right now, sitting on rugs in the sand listening to the Eid message. Women are segregated as the prayer posture involves much bending and lowering ones self fully to the ground.





How will we be celebrating? David is already receiving his present as he is golfing with 10 colleagues ( yes at 6 am!) We are also hoping to go to a nice resort courtesy of a friend with "wast a". We will also rejoice as the restaurants will re open during the day. And our life will return to a level of nOrMaL that we've become familiar with. Life in the desert certainly isn't for everyone , but for right now, it works for us.

Eid Mubarek and may Allah bless you.