HAPPY AL QUDS DAY EVERYONE!

Started by satya, September 18, 2009, 05:13:23 PM

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quds_Day

"Al-Quds Day (official name in Iran:Rooz-e jahaany-e Qods in Persian: روز جهانی قدس), is an annual event on the Iranian government's calendar[1] opposing Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories. Anti-Zionist demonstrations are held on this day in some Muslim and Arab countries and by Muslim and Arab communities around the world, but especially in Iran where the occasion was first suggested. It is held each year on the last Friday of Ramadan. International Day of Al-Quds is not an Islamic religious holiday but a political event open to both Muslims and non-Muslims alike, and thus observance is not obligatory in Islam. International Day of Al-Quds is not to be confused with Jerusalem Day (Yom Yerushalayim) which is an Israeli public holiday celebrating the capture of East Jerusalem from Jordan during the Six Day War."