Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Kenya Idd-ul-Adha Date Bickering

Sources: The Nation (Mombasa) and Kenya bank holidays and public holidays. Muslims in Kenya are left unsure when to celebrate the upcoming Idd-ul-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) holiday, as Kenya's Chief Kadhi, Sheikh Hammad Kassim, has announced that the he had settled on Friday, November 27, while the chairman of the Moon sighting committee, Sheikh Hajj Mussa Sodha, and his vice-chairman, Sheikh Khatwab Khalifa, have said the Idd would be on Saturday, November 28, 2009.