Martyrs’ funerals are great social events. In fact, going to funerals is one of the major pastimes in Gaza, though maybe that will change now that the truce has started. The death of a Hamas militant brings a thousand men into the streets, shooting guns into the air and shouting “Allah is Great”. http://time-blog.com/middle_east/2008/06/funerals_and_festivities_in_ga.html
