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International Quds Day

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___________________ By Masoud Karian, I.R.I.B. ___________________

. Millions of Iranians across the country braved the hot summer and held rallies on Friday to mark the International Quds Day.

________________________ Tehran, I.R.I.B. ________________________



The International Quds Day, which falls on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, is intended to highlight the occupation of the Palestinian lands by Israel and show solidarity with the oppressed Palestinian nation.

 

Quds is the Arabic name for Jerusalem. Quds Day was to remember that the city—Islam's third holiest after Mecca and Medina—is under the control of a non-Muslim power.

 

The marchers shouted “God is Great.


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