“A Renaissance Of Peace And Hope”

September 30th, 2007 Posted By Pat Dollard.

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Voices of Iraq:

Anbar, Sept 30, (VOI) – Unlike its long history of bloody incidents and armed clashes, Anbar’s Falluja city is living a renaissance of peace and hope this Ramadan with a drastic decrease in incidents of violence encouraging local residents to live their lives as fully as possible.

Unlike previous years, the city’s mosques are crowded with worshippers invoking God to relieve their distress and restore stability to their war-torn country.

Sheikh Khaled Ahmed Saleh, an imam at al-Badawi mosque in central Falluja, told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI), “We thank God that peace reigns over the city during this month. We were unable to perform Taraweeh prayers (evening prayers during Ramadan) in mosques over the past few years. But now we pray, go to the markets, and visit our relatives.”

Sunni Falluja is distinguished among other Iraqi cities by its numerous minarets and its shish kebab. It is for this reason that the 53-year-old Hajj Abboud al-Sudra calls it “the city of minarets and kebab.”

“A religious spirit is uppermost at such times in the city, which is known for its many mosques and high and shining minarets,” Sheikh al-Sudra said.

Among the most common activities held at mosques during the holy month are religious and cultural competitions. Following the Taraweeh prayers, competitions for Quran memorization and recitations are held at the Grand Falluja mosque.

An official from the Religious Endowments Department in the city told VOI said that two young men and a woman were the winners in the competition. “The awards were 5 million Iraqi dinars (4,048 U.S. dollars) for the first prize, 3 million dinars ($2,429) for the second and 2 million dinars ($1,619) for the third,” he indicated.

A few hours after the Iftar (the fast-breaking meal), residents of Falluja flow into markets and cafes, which remain open until a late hour in the evening.

Commenting on the growth in trade activities in the city, Yahia al-Badrani, an owner of Falluja Food Markets said that unlike previous years since the foreign invasion in 2003 there is an increasing demand for food products this Ramadan. Linking this to the stable security situation in the city, al-Badrani said that his market close at 11:00 p.m. to meet consumers’ demands.

Playing a prominent role in promoting the spirit of tolerance and reconciliation between those in dispute, religious clerics in the city make every effort to resolve quarrels and conflicts and restore peaceable relations.

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5 Responses

  1. asterix

    Inchallah :!:

  2. Dan(The Infidel)

    Think this will get any play in the neo-Pravda circles? Naw…I’m not holding my breath. Victory in Iraq, means defeat for the surrender monkies in the slumber party.

    Kudos to the Iraqis and to the US troops that helped make this happen. Oh yeah, fuck you Peloski, Teddy-boy and Joe Freaking Biden and especially your white-flag-waving fag-boy Harry Weed. YOU WERE WRONG….Dumbasses.

  3. asterix

    don’t sell the bear skin before having killed him

  4. Dan(The Infidel)

    Once again General Petraeous, his strategy and the Sunnis are making great strides against AQ & their ilk. While the Judases in the neo-Pravda circles look for “other” things to bitch about…or they just make shit up..such as Media Matters.

    Security is everything in al-Anbar and elsewhere in Iraq. So long as Iraqis want to be free, and are willing to stand up to haji…that freedom will be the norm.

    Victory is at hand in Iraq. Stay the course, and AQ will continue to disintegrate or die.

    Even the Dhimicratz have changed their tunes…Though they continue to talk their shit…each day in al-Anbar and elsewhere in Iraq, these neo-nuts keep being proved wrong.

    Nothing cooler than watching a bunch of kids compete in some contest in peace and security. The souks are open, and the average Iraqi is able to drive the streets in relative peace and security.

    AQ hasn’t been able to get past Phase I of Mao’s strategy for insurgencies…while the Iraqis and the US are playing rope-a-dope with the irhabis.

    Kudos to the Marines, the Army and the Iraqis…You are truely the shaheen of Iraq. Inshallah to you all.

  5. danielle

    Wheee!!

    Gee wish the rest of the Iraqis would get a clue and abandon al-Qaeda…

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