Empire State Building will be lit Green for Eid
Source: Yahoo News
NEW YORK (AFP) – New York’s iconic Empire State Building is to be lit up green from Friday in honor of the Muslim holiday of Eid, the biggest festival in the Muslim calendar marking the end of Ramadan, officials said.
“This is the first time that the Empire State Building will be illuminated for Eid, and the lighting will become an annual event in the same tradition of the yearly lightings for Christmas and Hannukah,” according to a statement.
Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month, is expected to be celebrated in New York from Friday, depending on when the new moon is sighted, and the city’s tallest skyscraper will remain green until Sunday.
How awesome is this? Damn it feels good to be a New Yorker!
Note: please send an appreciation note to the ESB Public Relations, thank them for the green light:
http://www.esbnyc.com/modules/SE_faq_frame.cfm?section=red
Click “Contact Us” tab, and follow the instructions.
On Friday night I will stand near Empire State eating gyro guy, crying and singing an ode to NYC.
Islamophobes bark at every inclusion of American Muslims with hyperbolic cries of Islamization and pending “dhimmitude.” The fact is we’re a small minority in this country. We appreciate gestures of accommodation and inclusion and don’t ask for much.
The Empire State Building, btw, was one of the first buildings to put up a crescent during the holiday season. This was in the late 90s, when Eid ul-Fitr occured around the time of Christmas.
awesome
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Ma sha Allah
that’s amazing!
May Allah
very cool
The greening of the empire…
The Empire State Building, that is.
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When is Eid for the US? Specifically Michigan?
Call your local masjid!
My local masjids are celebrating Eid on Saturday!
Hamdulillah that’s so amazing!
Haseeb, is the sky falling?
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Most people will think it’s just like Saint Patty’s Day.
Over at Israpundit, http://www.israpundit.com/2006/?p=5956 , they would call this an example of “The Green Plague”. That’s what they say Islamification should be called.
So therefore, “STOP THE GREEN PLAGUE!”. Spread the word!
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absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
allow Islamic conquest
enjoy the dhimmi life
of second class citizen
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http://absurdthoughtsaboutgod.blogspot.com/
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