Empire State Building lit up for Eid

[MrsAmera 41]

I think this will be so cool to see! I'm sure the naysayers will be out after this post.......

New York's iconic Empire State Building is to be lit up green from Friday in honor of the Muslim holiday of Eid, the biggest festival in the Muslim calendar marking the end of Ramadan, officials said.

"This is the first time that the Empire State Building will be illuminated for Eid, and the lighting will become an annual event in the same tradition of the yearly lightings for Christmas and Hannukah," according to a statement.

Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month, is expected to be celebrated in New York from Friday, depending on when the new moon is sighted, and the city's tallest skyscraper will remain green until Sunday.

Built in the early 1930s, the 443-meter-tall (1,454-feet-tall) Empire State Building was first lit up with colored lighting in 1976, when red, white and blue lights were used to mark the American Bicentennial.

An estimated seven million Muslims live in the United States.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=07...;show_article=1

[yassmine2878 1]

Hey now _that's_ cool!

[MHS 0]

Wow!! Alhamdulellah That is some exciting news!! Thanks for posting!!

[polarbear 0]

Wow, thats cool!! Alhamdulellah!

[Jenn! 918]

That's great!

Seeing that they also change the lights for Xmas and Hanukkah, I don't see why anyone would have a problem with it.

[sarah and hicham 3]

Alhamdoullah

[Jenn! 918]

That's great!

Seeing that they also change the lights for Xmas and Hanukkah, I don't see why anyone should have a problem with it.

Hmmm, I guess I should edit that. Duh, of course people would have a problem with it! http://little greenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=27457&only&rss

Edited October 11, 2007 by Jenn!

[Caladan 19]

That's great!

Seeing that they also change the lights for Xmas and Hanukkah, I don't see why anyone would have a problem with it.

Because they are invading! Next we'll all have to, I dunno, eat falafel.

Little green footballs are pretty much the biggest mouthbreathers on the internet.

[Jenn! 918]

That's great!

Seeing that they also change the lights for Xmas and Hanukkah, I don't see why anyone would have a problem with it.

Because they are invading! Next we'll all have to, I dunno, eat falafel.

Little green footballs are pretty much the biggest mouthbreathers on the internet.

I've been reading the comments and it is quite disturbing.

I'm just not making the connection. Somehow recognizing Ramadan is disrespectful to the casualties of 9/11? I fail to see the relationship.

[ya falaha! 0]

Sheesh. Just read some of the comments and all I can say is...bitter much? These ppl are just as closed minded and angry as they accuse Muslims of being. Whatever.

I found it quite funny that some of the posters think that eating pork rinds and drinking beer is *offensive* to Muslims.

That's great!

Seeing that they also change the lights for Xmas and Hanukkah, I don't see why anyone should have a problem with it.

Hmmm, I guess I should edit that. Duh, of course people would have a problem with it! http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?en...mp;only&rss

Edited October 11, 2007 by Captain Ewok

[sara535 15]

That's great!

Seeing that they also change the lights for Xmas and Hanukkah, I don't see why anyone should have a problem with it.

Hmmm, I guess I should edit that. Duh, of course people would have a problem with it! http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?en...mp;only&rss

I really should know better than to even go check out a link like that. Its not that I dont know these people and attitudes exist, its just that when I actually read it I am instantly infuriated.

[Jenn! 918]

That's great!

Seeing that they also change the lights for Xmas and Hanukkah, I don't see why anyone should have a problem with it.

Hmmm, I guess I should edit that. Duh, of course people would have a problem with it! http://little greenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=27457&only&rss

I really should know better than to even go check out a link like that. Its not that I dont know these people and attitudes exist, its just that when I actually read it I am instantly infuriated.

I'm sorry...I had to share my rage!

Edited October 11, 2007 by Jenn!

[sandinista! 1,816]

Alhamdoullah

[Caladan 19]

That's great!

Seeing that they also change the lights for Xmas and Hanukkah, I don't see why anyone would have a problem with it.

Because they are invading! Next we'll all have to, I dunno, eat falafel.

Little green footballs are pretty much the biggest mouthbreathers on the internet.

I've been reading the comments and it is quite disturbing.

I'm just not making the connection. Somehow recognizing Ramadan is disrespectful to the casualties of 9/11? I fail to see the relationship.

You don't need causal connections when you've got your head up your ###, as LGF certainly demonstrates.

[LaL 418]

careful posting full links! (to this kind of page) ...maybe a space somewhere in the URL would help.