Day: 26 June 2022

Indian American Business Council & Art of Living

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Hosts Mega Peace Festival with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in Chicago Asían Media USA © Chicago IL: Global Humanitarian spiritual leader Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar led the convergence of large gathering ‘I Stand for Peace’ – a Peace Festival in Chicago that attracted a large attendance including ranking United States Congressmen, Local, County and State elected officials and a great host of business and community leaders on June 26, 202 at the University of Illinois Forum Auditorium.   The Peace Festival “I Stand for Peace”  elicited inspiring remarks from the ranking elected officials in the backdrop of growing unrest, violence, crime in Chicago and all across the globe and the compelling imperative to usher peace, harmony, love and brotherhood. The Peace Meet attracted the attendance of Ranking Congressman Danny Davis 9D, IL-7th Dist.), Ranking Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D, IL-8th District), Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Representative Jim Durkin (R, 82nd District), Adarsh Shastri, Grandson of former PM of India Sri.Lal Bahadur Shastri, Hoffman Estates Police Chief Kasia Cawley and a host of State Senators, State Representatives, Suburban Mayors and other prominent faith leaders. Amidst the series of remarks, State Representative Jim Durkin (R,82nd District) said that he would […]

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White Eagle Eid Fest message to community is

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“Love your neighbor as you love yourself” Asian Media USA © Chicago IL: The Muslim households of the White Eagle neighborhood in Naperville hosted their second annual Eid Fest on Saturday, June 25th. The event, held at the grounds of the local White Eagle elementary school, was attended by over four hundred people from White Eagle and the surrounding neighborhoods. Eid, meaning ‘celebration’ or ‘festival’, is a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims. There are two dedicated times of Eid in Islam that Muslims celebrate. Eid ul-Fitr, sometimes called ‘small Eid’, is celebrated to commemorate the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Eid al-Fitr literally means “the celebration of breaking the fast.” Eid ul-Adha, sometimes called ‘big Eid’, or “feast of the sacrifice”, comes at the end of the Muslim pilgrimage of Hajj, celebrated this year on July 9th. This Eid honors the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismail as an act of obedience to Allah’s command. In Christianity and Judaism, this is told as the story of Abraham and his son Isaac. Organizers of the event say that the idea of a neighborhood Eid festival came about last year to bring the Muslim community, of the […]

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