A day after Muslim killed 4 Marines in Chattanooga, Empire State Building lights up in green to honor end of Ramadan/
by Dr. Eowyn On July 17, 2015, a day after fervent Muslim Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez had shot and killed 4 Marines and a Navy petty officer in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the owners of New York’s iconic Empire State Building saw fit to have the tower lit in green to celebrate a Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan. (See “ Who was Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, killer of 4 Marines in Chattanooga “) AFP reports New York’s Empire State Building was lit in green late Friday to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday that marks the end of Ramadan. The green light will shine until the famous skyscraper closes to the public at 2:00 am (0600 GMT), when the building traditionally turns out its lights. The skyscraper has had the tradition every year “for several years now,” a building spokeswoman told AFP. The privately-owned Empire State Building shines specific colors for a number of religious holidays — pastel shades for Easter, blue and white for Hanukkah, and red and green for Christmas....