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‘A feast of victory’: returning Syrians prepare for Eid among ruins
The Star
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3/30/2025
Syrians who returned to their homes after years of displacement were preparing on Friday (March 28) to celebrate Eid al-Fitr for the first time since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
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Syrians who returned to their homes after years of displacement were preparing on Friday
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to celebrate Eid al-Fitr for the first time since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
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Muslims begin Eid celebrations on Sunday, marking the end of the holy fasting month
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of Ramadan.
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Many of those who came back to their villages in Idlib's southern countryside now live
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in tents among the rubble of their destroyed homes.
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Despite living in sparse conditions with his children and grandchildren in Talma's town,
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65-year-old Hassan al-Ahmad says this Eid will mark two feasts instead of one.
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This is the first Eid in this village, and it's like we're celebrating Eid, because we
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returned to our land and homeland, and the second Eid is Eid al-Farha, Eid for all Muslims.
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Many local residents, like al-Ahmad, preferred to return home than remain displaced along
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the Syrian-Turkish border, despite their houses being destroyed during the war and a lack
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of basic services.
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I've been deprived of Eid for five years.
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This is the first Eid that comes back to me.
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And God willing, it will be Eid al-Nasr, Eid al-Farha, Eid al-Return to our country, alhamdulillah.
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Eid, Eid, Eid.
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Eid, there's nothing better than Eid.
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And especially after the displacement, after the years of displacement.
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Eid al-Nasr, Eid al-Farha, Eid al-Return to our country, alhamdulillah.
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Eid al-Nasr, Eid al-Farha, Eid al-Return to our country, alhamdulillah.
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Eid al-Nasr, Eid al-Farha, Eid al-Return to our country, alhamdulillah.
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The Syrian war has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions, many of whom lived
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in tents under harsh conditions throughout the war years.
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