Eid al-Fitr Shopping in Najaf
Lesson Brief
Al Sumaria
On July 16, Al Sumaria News reported on the shopping scene in Najaf, Iraq on the night before Eid al-Fitr, the Islamic holiday marking the end of Ramadan. Eid al-Fitr shopping generally includes food items for a large feast as well as other commercial merchandise, in particular clothes. Najaf and other majority-Shiite areas have frequently witnessed acts of terrorism throughout Ramadan, but this year shoppers interviewed claimed that the security situation in Najaf has improved, which has had a positive effect of commercial activity.
Click and Match
- security, safety
- امان
- shop(s)
- متجر ، متاجر
- arrival, influx
- توافد
- just before, ahead of
- قبيل
- the Euphrates
- الفرات
- to enjoy, to have at one's disposal
- تَمَتَّعَ ، يَتَمَتَّعُ به
- to reflect
- عَكَسَ ، يَعْكِسُ
- to extent to, to affect, to reach out to
- طالَ ، يَطالُ
- all (its) forms, all (its) types
- على انواعها
- (here) people (lit. 'sons')
- ابناء