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As Ramadan ends, Muslim students seek school holiday parity with other faiths

By Alliance Alert

The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer: "Fortunately, Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, falls Sept. 10 this year, when New York City schools will already be closed for Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year observance. Choudhury is not sure what she'll do in mid-November for Eid al-Adha, an annual observance that concludes the period when Muslims make the hajj, or pilgrimage, to Mecca. Her dilemma is shared by hundreds of thousands of Muslim students around the country, except for those enrolled in the dozen or so school districts that recognize one or both of the Eids."

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on September 03, 2010 (boomark / email).