On Nov. 6, the Muslim students at Carmel High School will be celebrating Eid ul-Adha along with the rest of the Islamic faith. During this holiday millions of Muslims make their pilgrimage to Mecca and commemorate the prophet Ibrahim. During this holiday, Muslim families traditionally slaughter a goat or a cow, and give a third to the poor, a third to friends, and a third for the family.

Eid ul-Adha is normally a three day holiday, but Fariha Hossain, vice president of the Muslim Student Association and junior, said, “In the United States, you only celebrate one day, because it’s sorta difficult to take all that time off of school or work.”

Sacrificing a goat or a cow is also hard in America.

“My family back home does that and then they give it to the less fortunate,” says Yara Khalifa, member of Muslim Student Association and freshman.

The Muslim Student Association will also continue to meet every Blue Thursday in Room A232, club sponsor Dora Mulcahy’s room. Mulcahy is not Muslim and has not heard about Eid ul-Adha, but thinks highly of this group of Muslim students.

She said, “The students take this club seriously and are ready to voice their opinion. They are intelligent and resourceful. It seems they enjoy and agree how important it is to be involved.”