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Kenyan Muslims ask world to intervene in Israel-Gaza conflict

Muslims pray at Masjid Ummu Kulthum in Mombasa. The prayers mark the end of the holy month of Ramadhan. 14th May 2021. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

This year’s Idd-ul-Fitr celebrations were marred by the conflict in the Middle East, with clerics accusing the international community of abandoning helpless women and children of Palestine.

Muslims in Mombasa held Salat al-fajr (prayers performed at dawn, before sunrise) in mosques and open grounds, where they accused Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinians.

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