A video of Muslims gathered for a special outdoor prayer during Eid al-Adha in London has been misleadingly portrayed as a daily occurrence.
What message do they want to send?”Reuters traced the video to at least July 2022 (archived), when it was shared as showing a special event for Eid al-Adha, a major Muslim holiday.
Corroborating visuals of the same event were posted by Norbury Muslim Centre, which organised the outdoor prayer in 2022, as well as for 2021 and 2023.
Eid al-Adha is one of the two most important festivals in the Islamic calendar and is marked with Muslims gathering in mosques or vast open sites to celebrate and pray.
The video shows a special event for Eid al-Adha not something that is commonplace.
Persons:
Eid, Read
Organizations:
Facebook, Reuters, Norbury Muslim, Norbury Muslim Centre, Thomson
Locations:
London, Norbury Park, Norbury