Eid al Fitr 2012 – New York City<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe most beautiful building in the world, in the greatest city in the world. A true honor every year. If there are any New Yorkers who read this blog, I’d love to see your personal photos of the ESB on Eid today or tomorrow, and share them with your permission. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Eid al Fitr Mubarak! The Empire State Building in New York City is lit green in honor of Eid from August 16-19th, as they traditionally do every year: The most beautiful building in the world, in the greatest city in the world. A true honor every year. If there are any New Yorkers who read…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":165,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,14],"tags":[99,24,46],"class_list":["post-1762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-expressions","category-the-pillars-of-faith","tag-eid","tag-islam","tag-ramadan"],"yoast_head":"\n
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