Some Thoughts on Religious Freedom From a Christian in the Philippines Eid Mubarak is a traditional greeting given at the time of Eid ul-Fitr a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity", while Fiṭr means "to purify"; and so the holiday symbolizes the purification after completing the fasting month which is after the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, on the first day of Shawwal. Here in the Philippines Eid is … [Read more...]
