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General News of Sunday, 9 February 2003

Source: GNA

Moslems Soldiers To Celebrate Eidul-Adha festival

Moslems in the Ghana Armed Forces will join will join Moslems throughout the world to celebrate the Eidul-Adha festival on Tuesday, February 11, this year to give credence to the obedience of Prophet Abraham to God when he was ordered to sacrifice his son.

Moslems in the Ghana Armed Forces will participate in celebration at a congregational prayers, which will be held in all the Garrisons after which a sacrifice of ram or cow will be made to climax the occasion, a statement in Accra said on Saturday.

IT said in Accra Garrison, the prayer would be held at the Al-Aziz Central Mosque, Burma Camp at 0900 hrs on Tuesday.

The statement said membership of the Burma Camp congregation included troops and families, some members of the Diplomatic Corps, Government officials and Parliamentarians.