Quds Day

== English == === Alternative forms === Al-Quds Day, al-Quds Day === Etymology === Calque of Persian وز قدس coined in 1979 in opposition to Jerusalem Day, from Arabic الْقُدْس (al-Quds, “Jerusalem, 'the Holiness'”), shortened from earlier مَدِينَة الْقُدْس (Madīnat al-Quds, “Jerusalem, 'City of Holiness'”), q.v. === Proper noun === Quds Day (politics) An annual protest event held at the last Friday of Ramadan in support of Palestine and the Palestinian people. ==== See also ==== Nakba Day Land Day