Eid in the Square: Muslim celebration of Eid ul-fitr in Trafalgar Square, London


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Eid in the Square: festival in Trafalgar Square to celebrate Eid ul-fitr

In 2008 Eid in the Square will take place in Trafalgar Square on Saturday 11 October 2008.

The pictures below were taken at Eid in the Square on Saturday 20th October 2007 (from 1-5pm). This was a celebration of the Muslim festival of Eid ul-fitr ("breaking of the fast"), which comes at the end of the month of Ramadan. 2007 was the second time that this event had taken place in London's Trafalgar Square.

Call to prayer

Reading from the Qu'ran

English translation of the reading

PRESENTERS

SPEECHES

The event started with a number of short speeches by politicians and Muslim officials. Eid in the Square was organised jointly by the Mayor of London and the Muslim Council of Britain.

Ken Livingstone
(Mayor of London)

Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari (Secretary
General of the Muslim Council of Britain)

Dr Hany El-Banna OBE
(President of Islamic Relief)

ENTERTAINERS

Olive Tree Supplementary School perform two nasheeds ...

... they are aged between 3 and 6

Tala Al Badru (originally from Nigeria)

Prince Abdi: Somali comic

Hamza Robertson

Poetic Pilgrimage

Sami Yusuf

Hussein Zahawy playing the Def (Kurdish drum)

Nazeel Azami

Aashiq Al Rasul

Mesut Kurtis

FURTHER INFORMATION

This event was organised by:
- the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB): http://www.mcb.org.uk
- the Mayor of London: http://www.london.gov.uk
The main sponsor was Islamic Relief: http://www.islamic-relief.com

Music from some of the nasheed acts which performed can be purchased using these links:
Sami Yusuf: http://www.thenasheedshop.com/sami_yusuf.php
Nazeel Azami: http://www.thenasheedshop.com/artists/nazeel-azami.php

For more information about Islam and Muslim festivals, see: http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam

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LINKS

Eid in the Square 2006: Ideas/Album/Eid-2006
Pakistan Independence Day festival: Ideas/Album/Pakistan-Independence-Day

Religion in the UK: Personal/Religion
Useful links for people in the UK from Arab League countries: Links/Arab
Useful links for Bangladeshi people in the UK: Links/Bangladesh
Useful links for Pakistani people in the UK: Links/Pakistan

Photos from other annual events: Ideas/Album
Trafalgar Square: Travel/Tours/London/TrafalgarSquare

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