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Category: Middle East / West Asia
Highlighting events in or celebrating the nations and cultures of the Middle East and West Asia.
The Middle East and West Asia category covers events about the culture or taking place in the region’s nations.
Middle East/West Asia Events
Adar I (J): March 1-29
Monthly
The Hebrew calendar is a lunar-solar calendar that follows the cycles of the moon and the sun. The length of a lunar month is approximately 29.5 days, meaning a lunar year of 12 months is about 11 days sh...
January
Al Quds Day, Intl.: March 28
Daily
Al Quds means "Jerusalem" in Arabic, and Al Quds Day has been observed internationally since 1979, beginning in Iran and now globally. Jerusalem is to remain an international city in perpetuity, and rep...
January
BDS Global Day of Action (1976): March 30
Daily
BDS Global Day of Action is one day each year when activists shine a light on the necessity to end the occupation of Arab lands and apartheid policies placed on non-Jewish citizens by the nation-state of...
January
Daylight Savings (IL, PS), Begins: March 2...
Daily
Daylight Savings Day for Israel and Palestine commences Friday prior to last Sunday March (Spring Forward) and ends Last Sunday October (Fall Back). The saying, “spring forward, fall back,” is an excelle...
January
Daylight Savings (JO, SY) Begins: March 28
Daily
Daylight Savings Day in Jordan and Syria commences on the last Friday in March (Spring Forward) and ends on the last Friday in October (Fall Back). The saying, “spring forward, fall back,” is an excellen...
January
End Israeli Apartheid Weeks, Intl.: March
Monthly
Advocate to End Apartheid Created in 2004 as End Israeli Apartheid and Segregation Week, this awareness and advocacy campaign has become a worldwide phenomenon with events throughout the globe in most m...
January
Grand Prix of Australia (AU): March 14-16
Daily
GRAND PRIX OF AUSTRALIA A Thrilling Motorsport Spectacle Down Under The Grand Prix of Australia, a flagship event in the Formula One World Championship, is a high-octane celebration of speed, precision,...
January
Journalist's Day, Ntl. (AF): March 17
Daily
National Journalist's Day is an annual observance in Afghanistan that honors the contributions of journalists to the country's media landscape. In Afghanistan, journalists have played a vital role in pr...
January
Mother's Day, Middle East: March 21
Daily
In the Middle East, North Africa (MENA), and most Muslim-majority countries, Mother's Day is celebrated on the first day of spring each year. The original declaration of this day occurred in Egypt through...
January
Nisan (J): March 30 - April 28
Monthly
Nisan, sometimes spelled Nissan, is the first month of the ecclesiastical year and the seventh month (eighth, in a leap year) of the civil year within the Jewish faith. It is also the month in which Passo...
January
Oil, National Day of (IR)(1951): March 20
Daily
On March 15, 1951, the government of Iran nationalized the country's oil fields, making it the nation's property. The British were given one week to leave. National Day of Oil is a national holiday in Ira...
January
Pakistan Day, (PK)(1940/1956): March 23
Daily
Pakistan Day (formerly Republic Day) in Pakistan marks two anniversaries: March 23, 1940, when the All-India-Muslim League ratified the resolution to carve out an Islamic country from India. The second is...
January
Palestinian Land Day, Intl. (1976): March...
Daily
International Palestinian Land Day protests the seizure and annexation of Palestinian land to create the state of Israel in 1947, 1948, 1967, and 1981 up through today. This awareness event began in 1976....
January
Revolution Day, (SY)(1963): March 8
Daily
On March 8, 1963, the Revolutionary National Council (Ba'ath Party) formerly took power in Syria. Revolution Day is a national holiday.
January
Shabbat HaChodesh (J): March 28/29
Daily
Shabbat Ha Chodesh is the Saturday that precedes the Hebrew month of Nisan and the Passover celebration. Shabbat is "Sabbath" or "Saturday" in Hebrew. On the first day of Nisan, the first commandment on...
January
Shawwal (M): March 31 - April 28
Monthly
Shawwal is the tenth month in the Islamic calendar and translates to "lift" or "carry." The first day of this month is Eid al-Fitr. If you travel in Muslim-majority countries or Buddhist-majority count...
January
Syria Uprising (SY)(2011): March 15
Daily
March 15, 2011, was the day the Syria Uprising erupted. Starting as a pro-democracy series of protests, then escalating into an outright civil war a year later, the conflict increased in intensity and b...
January
Gaza Freedom Flotilla Attack (2010): May 3...
Daily
On May 31, 2010, the Israeli navy attacked the unarmed civilian ship, the Mavi Marmara, the lead boat in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. The flotilla was in international waters, well outside of Israeli sovere...
January
Herzl Day (IL): May 7/8
Daily
Theodor Herzl Day is a day of commemoration in Israel that honors the life and legacy of Theodor Herzl, who is widely regarded as the father of modern political Zionism. The holiday is observed annually o...
January
Independence Day (JO)(1946): May 25
Daily
Jordan's National Day, also known as Independence Day, is celebrated annually on May 25th. This public holiday commemorates Jordan's declaration of independence from British rule on May 25, 1946. The even...
January
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