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Iconic Empire State Building Shines Green to Celebrate Eid-al-Fitr With Global Muslim Community
sys-con.com ^ | Aug 26, 2011 | PR newswire

Posted on 08/26/2011 9:43:22 AM PDT by bayouranger

The Empire State Building will celebrate the holiday, Eid-al-Fitr, by shining its world-famous tower lights green on August 30, 2011. In Islam, the color green symbolizes a happy occasion and the importance of nature.

Eid-al-Fitr, or "the Festival of Fast-Breaking," is a joyous celebration which commemorates the end of Ramadan and marks the completion of a month of spiritual renewal for the global Muslim community.

During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims around the world observe a strict fast from sunrise until sunset, participate in prayer and demonstrate acts of kindness.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: buildings; islam; jihad; moslems
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To: bayouranger

This coming from the Mayor who doesn’t want any religious clergy there. I spit on Bloomberg.


21 posted on 08/26/2011 10:16:28 AM PDT by jersey117
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To: bayouranger

Pandering to the pedophile “prophet”.


22 posted on 08/26/2011 10:19:07 AM PDT by beethovenfan (If Islam is the solution, the "problem" must be freedom.)
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To: bayouranger

Will they use red, white and blue lights on 9/11 this year, or is that now considered “too provocative”?


23 posted on 08/26/2011 10:21:55 AM PDT by andy58-in-nh (America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
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To: American Quilter

I’ve read somewhere that Ramadan is actually practice for warfare. The fasting is a way of preparing to go without food and water while waging war. It’s really not a true fast because all they do is sleep all day and stay up all night.


24 posted on 08/26/2011 11:02:03 AM PDT by USAF80
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To: bayouranger

How about this....Canada’s leading socialist died recently of cancer and the media and leftists are going way overboard including lighting up the CN tower and Niagara Falls orange which is the colour of the socialist party he lead. link to story here http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics/JackLayton/2011/08/24/18595601.html?cid=rssnewslast24hours


25 posted on 08/26/2011 12:51:57 PM PDT by xp38
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To: GraceG

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x55gzg_empire-state-building-christmas-col_travel


26 posted on 08/26/2011 7:40:46 PM PDT by dervish (female candidates: the last frontier)
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