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Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar
After fasting for the Holy Ramadan month
since 26 October 2003, the Indonesian Moslem community
in Canberra gloriously celebrated the Eid Mubarak on Tuesday,
25 November 2003.
Wearing various and colourful Moslem clothes,
about a hundred members of Indonesian Moslem community
in Canberra joined for Eid Mubarak prayer at the Indonesian
Embassy in Canberra at 7.30 a.m. Led by Mr. Taufik Prabowo
as the "Imam", the prayer was conducted in a
humble way before God and continued with a "khutbah"
by Mr. Arief Zamhari as "khatib".
Also joining in the prayer was the new
Indonesian Ambassador to Australia, H.E. Mr. Imron Cotan
and his family who had arrived in Canberra on 24 November
2003.
Later on Saturday, 29 November 2003, the
Ambassador H.E. Mr. Imron Cotan held an Eid Mubarak's
gathering ('Halal Bihalal') at the his residence from
12 to 2 p.m. Around 400 people from the Indonesian community
in Canberra, Ambassadors and members of the Diplomatic
Corps from friendly countries, the Indonesian students
in Canberra, members of the Australia Indonesia Association
(AIA) of the ACT, and many other 'friends of Indonesia',
attended this function.
Below are some pictures taken from
the event.
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