Religion News – Newsletter for November 15, 2010

Eid brings back smiles to Kashmiri faces

SRINAGAR – Preparations for Eid-ul-Azha festival are bringing back gaiety, fervour and vibrancy in the life of Kashmiris, who have been scarred by the flare up of the separatist movement in the last five months.

Markets in the Valley thronged with shoppers Monday, as people got busy with preparations for the Muslim holy festival, to … Read more : Eid brings back smiles to Kashmiri faces.

No more yak sacrifice on Eid in Karachi

KARACHI – Sacrificing yaks on Eid has come to a stop in Pakistan’s largest city due to a theological “doubt”, a media report said Monday.

Around 30 yaks used to be brought Karachi on Eid-ul-Azha from areas as far as Skardu and Baltistan till about four years back.
Cattle Market Administrator Shahab Ali Ikram … Original source on Gaea Times at : No more yak sacrifice on Eid in Karachi.