It appeared the day after Thanksgiving, during the festival Id al-fatr, the feast that ends Ramadan fasting.
The explosion, in the center of the capital, was a blow for the Afghan government at a time when the city is full of shoppers ahead of the Muslim festival Id al-Adha, the Islamic Feast of Sacrifice, which starts this week.
October, which began with the Muslim festival Id al-Fitr and will end with the Hindu festival Diwali, is holiday season for the shopkeepers at 74th Street and 37th Road in Jackson Heights, Queens, the commercial heart of that South Asian community.
(AP) AFGHANISTAN: PRISONER RELEASE The Afghan opposition has released 14 Taliban prisoners in response to a similar gesture by the ruling Islamic militia ahead of the Muslim festival Id-al-Fitr, the Afghan Islamic Press said.
Beale Street Tavern (8 pm) Fri 3/16 Austin SXSW - The Smell/kxlu show at Domy Books 7 30 pm Fri 3/23 - Boise, ID @ Treefort Festival Sun 3/25 - Calgary, AB - MTT Festival Tues 3/27 - Vancouver, BC @ Waldorf Hotel Thurs 3/29 - Portland,OR @ Rotture Sat 3/31 - Oakland, CA @ TBA Sun 4/1 - Santa Cruz @ The Catalyst Atrium.
As Britain swings towards US-style ID stringency, the festival is also one of the few places where children are afforded the same good times as adults – 13-year olds are free to roam through the fire-pits of Arcadia at 5am with no one checking what they're swigging on.
The basic rules from bringing in a prescription are: you can bring in enough for the festival, you have show valid ID, the prescription has to be current or not expired, and it has to be in your name.
Ramadan had just ended, and Muslim Iraqis celebrated Id al-Fitr, the festival of breaking the fast, with dolma, the majestic medley of stuffed vegetables, or a kharouf, a whole roasted sheep or goat, or a thousand other good things.
A member of the USA Fencing World Team was told to remove her hijab by staff at the SXSW festival for a photo on her ID badge, she said on Saturday via Twitter.
Photo: Palestinian children celebrated Id al-Fitr, the festival at the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting, at an amusement park in the West Bank town of Ramallah yesterday.
Lockouts, hefty fines for cycling without ID, threats to ban live music festivals because people take drugs.
