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There are three local markets worth seeing in Kusadasi. Every Tuesday and Friday for vegetables and fruits, every Wednesday just for clothes. Tuesday Market Here is where you can find fresh and tasty season vegetables and fruits if you’ve booked your self catering holiday to Kusadasi. Villagers from and around Kusadasi hold this market for […]
The day of Ashura is marked by Muslims as a whole, but for Shia Muslims it is a major religious commemoration of the martyrdom at Karbala of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h). It falls on the 10th of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar. (Friday 29th September – Saturday […]
The new moon signals the beginning of the month of Muharram. The Hijri New Year is the name given to the first day of the month. Muharram marks the anniversary of the battle of Karbala, when the grandson of Muhammad (P.B.U.H), Imam Hussein ibn Ali, was killed, and is widely commemorated by the Shia Muslim […]
Kensington Palace has confirmed that the Duchess of Cambridge is expecting her third child. “Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting their third child,” the palace announced in a statement Monday morning. “The Queen and members of both families are delighted […]
Millions of Pilgrims in white Ihram’s (robes), spent the night in an encampment around the mount where Islam believes that Allah (S.A.W) tested Abraham’s faith, by commanding him to sacrifice his son Ismail and where the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) gave his last sermon. Other worshippers who had been praying in the nearby Mina area ascended […]
Food, family, health, prayers, laughter and togetherness….what more can you ask for this Eid! Millions of Muslims are about to celebrate Eid as they take part in the “festival of the sacrifice”. What does Eid Mubarak mean? Eid Mubarak is a traditional Muslim greeting reserved for the holy festivals of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. […]
