Major Holy Celebrations In Islam

 

Eid Al-Adha

    Eid Al-Adha means Feast of Sacrifice. This is a celebration of a story from Prophet Ibrahim’s (PBUH) life. In his willingness to sacrifice his son when God asked him to, God gave him a sheep to sacrifice instead of his son. Muslims have gatherings to celebrate this act of obedience and feast on halal foods. There is also sheep or lamb often served. 

Ramadan

    Ramadan is the month in which Muslims fast every day from sunrise to sunset. Ramadan is not a random thirty days, it's a month on the Islamic calendar (a calendar used in Islam to determine and keep track of rituals and holidays). Every year Ramadan is set back ten days, because the Islamic calendar has a total of 355 days in it. Muslims believe that during this blessed month, good deeds count as greater and focusing on good and improving your self is very important. It is said in Islam that during these days, the gates of heaven are open, and the devil is locked up in chains and the gates of hell are closed. This implies that he (the devil or Satan) cannot whisper in your ear and you are more safe during this time. Muslims tend to quit bad habits, pray more and read Quran more in this month as well.

Eid Al-Fitr

    Eid Al-Fitr means Festivity of Breaking (of the fast) and is celebrated at the end of Ramadan. On Eid Al-Fitr, what calls for a celebration is not the month of fasting to be over, but rather the strength to push on and willpower given to them by God during the 30 days of fasting (Ramadan). Because Ramadan is over, that does not mean the positive changes and choice to do good stops for a Muslim. Instead, the month marks a new time of reform in one's life.

Devastating Droughts That Africa Faces, As We Speak

 

    The article is about droughts people face in Africa every single year, and focuses on three countries in particular. Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. There are tools used to predict the 2021 outcome for drought, and this upcoming year the chances are really high. This puts a lot of poorer people at risk of death by starvation. The article mentioned that around 260,000 Somalians were killed through starvation when two consecutive rainy seasons failed about a decade ago, and change absolutely needs to occur soon.. 

     Personally, I really thought this article was important and I love that the author did more than just touch up on the subject. Their explanations and such were in-depth and gave an amazing explanation every time, and really gives the reader something to care about and understand. Another thing about the article that it mentions (which is really important) is that droughts are really complicated and stubborn. Especially now because of CoVID-19, there are more people suffering physically, mentally… and financially. It’s going to be really hard to make a large enough income because of the virus. 

 What do you guys think would be really good solutions to this and who would you want in charge of putting those solutions into action? In what way or way could the U.S. help?