Iraqis mark start of holy month of Ramadan

Описание: (23 Mar 2023)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Baghdad - 23 March 2023
1. Various of volunteers preparing free iftar meals at Sheikh Abdul Qader Gilani Mosque
2. Close of the iftar free meal
3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdul Rahman Al-Nuaimi, Imam of Sheikh Abdul Qader Gilani Mosque:
“Today is the first day of the blessed month of Ramadan, this year we are offering free Iftar meals for all the people. In these times, we pray to God to protect our country, the Muslims, and the whole world, and may security and safety prevail all over the world.”
4. Various of people eating
5. Pan of people eating free iftar meals
6. Exteriors of Sheikh Abdul Qader Gilani Mosque



STORYLINE:
Both Shiites and the Sunnis in Iraq declared Thursday the first day of the holy month of Ramadan when observant Muslims fast from dawn to dusk.

It is quite common for religious leaders to disagree on the actual start of Ramadan, but this year was one of the rare occasions they were unified.

In Baghdad at the Sheikh Abdul Qader Gilani Mosque, volunteers prepared free meals for the poor to break their fast.

Hundreds lined up to get free iftar meals.

AP Video by Ali Jabar




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