Overview

• Muslims in India will observe Eid al-Adha on June 7, with Gulf nations celebrating on June 6 and rituals extending through June 9.
• Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali’s 12-point advisory mandates private Qurbani, bans public sacrifices and prohibits sharing ritual footage online.
• The advisory also calls for burying animal blood to fertilize soil, distributing meat to the poor and offering prayers for soldiers protecting the borders.
• Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has scheduled a high-level law and order meeting in Mumbai to coordinate security arrangements and uphold communal harmony.
• Global events are planned from a family festival at London’s Trafalgar Square to Eid Salah and picnics at parks and mosques across Cambridgeshire.