Arab Muslims are celebrating their first Eid al-Adha after removing their tyrant leaders, especially in Egypt and Tunisia. Removing those tyrants has left the arena open for Islamic trends to breathe after many years of injustice and oppression, and to take control over powers and authorities. The role of these trends is emerging during the Islamic holydays and celebrations such as Eid el-Adha. For example, the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Freedom and Justice Party launched the "Dream Car" initiative to achieve Egyptians' whishes. The campaign aims to attract many youth to cast their votes for the party in the upcoming parliamentary elections. During the Islamic month of Thul Hajj, Muslims across the world celebrate the first day of Eid al-Adha, or the ‘Feast of Sacrifice,' during which the Muslims slaughter sheep and cattle. Also called the ‘Greater Eid,' the four-day feast is an important religious holiday to commemorate the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God. Muslims perform the Eid al-Adha prayer after dawn on the first day of Eid and then slaughter the cattle. It is customary in Islam for wealthy families to purchase and slaughter the sacrifice animals, and then to distribute some of the meat to the less fortunate. In Mecca, Islam's holy city, the situation is different. The pilgrims ‘stone the devil' during the first three days of Eid in Medina. ‘Stoning the devil' is one of the main pillars of the pilgrimage. Then, pilgrims should slaughter the cattle. In Islam, Hajj, which means pilgrimage, is an individual duty that every Muslim who is financially and physically able should complete at least once during his or her lifetime. Pilgrims gather around the Kaa'ba when they arrive in the holy city and then walk between Mount Safa and Mount Marwa. On the 8th of Thu el-Hijja, the pilgrims should head to Medina, where they ascend Mount Arafat to ask God for the mercy on the following day. On the 10th day of Thul Hijja, Eid al-Adha begins. During these sacred days, Muslims and pilgrims all over the world repeat the phrase, “Allahu Akbar,” or ‘God is Greatest.' The number of pilgrims in 2011 surpassed 2.1 million, all of whom stood on Mount Arafat on 9th of the Islamic lunar month Dhu el-Hija, according to Egyptian Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki. Youtube website launched a new service to air the pilgrimage rituals live, which can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/hajjlive. Meanwhile, the airports worldwide prepared to receive the pilgrims after performing the great pilgrimage, especially Egyptian airports after they saw the baggage crisis among the passengers.
