Sunday, September 20, 2009
UAE Confirms Moon Sighting And Public Holidays
Sources: The National (Abu Dhabi) and UAE bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Late last night, the UAE's Minister of Justice, Dr Hadef al Dhaheri, announced that the Shawwal Crescent Committee had sighted the crescent of the new Moon and that "It has been determined that Eid [public holidays] begins on Sunday [September 20]".