Uganda: Muslims Advised Not to Beg for Meat On Eid

The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council has advised Muslims in the country not to beg for meat on this year's Eid al-Adha on August 11 but rather slaughter their own animals.

Muslims around the world will on Sunday, August 11 gather to celebrate Eid al-Adha, the end of the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Eid al-Adha is the second of two Islamic festivals celebrated by Muslims all over the world. The first, Eid al-Fitr, was celebrated in June to mark the end of Ramadan period of fasting.

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