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McLeod Ganj, Jul 6 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of followers of the 14th Dalai Lama gathered in northern India on Monday to celebrate the 85th birthday of the Buddhist spiritual leader with traditional rituals and chants.In a valley surrounded by the Himalayas, the Dalai Lama talked about love and compassion and religious tolerance and urged young people to spread the message of harmony and love.One of the largest celebrations was held in the northern city of Dharamsala, where the Dalai Lama has been living and guiding a government-in-exile since he fled from Tibet following a failed uprising against China in 1959.Born as Lhamo Dondhup, the 14th Dalai Lama was born on Jul. 6, 1935 in Taktser in eastern Tibet and was named the next spiritual leader of his community at the age of 2.Alongside spreading the message of peace worldwide, the Nobel Peace laureate has been tirelessly fighting for the rights and freedom of Tibetans, risking the wrath of Chinese authorities, who consider him a separatist. (Camera: SANJAY BAID). SHOT LIST: MONKS AND TIBETAN PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN PRAYER AND CULTURAL TIBETAN ACTIVITIES TO MARK THE DALAI LAMA'S BIRTHDAY IN MCLEOD GANJ, NEAR DHARAMSALA, INDIA.
Sana'a, Oct 18 (EFE/EPA).- Tens of thousands of Yemenis gathered on Monday to celebrate the birth of Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, an observation known in the Arab world as Mawlid al-Nabawi. The birth of Muhammad is celebrated by many Muslim countries on the 12th day of Rabi al-Awwal (The third month of the Islamic calendar). Muhammad was born in 570 CE in Mecca, in 613 he announced publicly that he was God's Messenger; that is a prophet following the Judeo/Christian tradition. (Camera: YAHYA ARHAB). SHOT LIST: YEMENIS ATTEND THE MAWLID CELEBRATION, WHICH MARKS THE BIRTHDAY OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD, AT AL-SABAEEN SQUARE IN SANA'A, YEMEN.
Baghdad (EFE/EPA).- Iraqi Sunni Muslims on Sunday celebrated the birth of Prophet of Islam, Muhammad. The birthday of Prophet Muhammad, believed to have been born 570 AD in Mecca, is celebrated by Muslims all over the world every year on 12th of the Rabi-ul-Awal, the third month of the Islamic Calendar, which this year falls on 18 October. (Camera: AHMED JALIL). SHOT LIST: IRAQI SUNNI MUSLIMS GATHER AROUND THE IMAM ABU HANIFA MOSQUE TO CELEBRATE THE BIRTHDAY OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD, IN ADHAMIYAH, NORTH OF BAGHDAD, IRAQ.
Desmond Tutu -- South Africa's anti-apartheid icon, Nobel peace prize laureate and a man dubbed the "moral compass of the nation" -- attends a special thanksgiving service at St George's Cathedral in Cape Town, where he was appointed South Africa's first black Anglican archbishop, to mark his 90th birthday. IMAGES
Monrovia, Oct 1 (EFE/EPA).- The president of Liberia, George Weah, celebrated Friday his 55th birthday with supporters at the headquarters of his party.President Weah was 1995 FIFA World Best Player, European and African best player before being elected president of Liberia in 2017. (Camera: AHMED JALLANZO). SHOT LIST: SUPPORTERS CELEBRATE THE 55TH BIRTHDAY OF THE PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA, GEORGE WEAH, AT COALITION FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE PARTY HEADQUARTERS IN MONROVIA, LIBERIA.SOUND BITES: PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA, GEORGE WEAH (IN ENGLISH).
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