LETTERS
Eid ul-Fitr Print E-mail
Written by Ahmed Mulindwa   
Monday, 28 September 2009 20:43

I was having a conversation with my friend who asked me what Eid ul-Fitr is all about. I explained to him what this festival means and also thought that some readers of the Uganda Citizen might be interested hence this piece.

Eid ul-Fitr or Id-Ul-Fitr sometimes abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Eid' is an Arabic word meaning "festivity", while Fiá¹­r' means "to break the fast" so symbolizes the breaking of the Ramadan fasting period.

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Museveni do not be greedy Print E-mail
Written by Liz   
Friday, 12 December 2008 10:33
Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni

Mr President,

I am concerned that you are getting money to "help" abasenze to pay for land. How can England get involved in Buganda ttaka when after all they are the ones who caused problems by giving land to certain religious believing people. Specifically, the Anglicans , or the so called "BaProtestant" at that time.
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