Posted on 03/04/2015 4:27:25 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Excerpted from The New York Times: Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday morning that New York public schools will observe two of the most sacred Muslim holy days — Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.
“This is a growing community in our city and in our schools and we wanted to recognize that.
Mr. de Blasio was surrounded on the podium by dozens of local activists and politicians who had pressed for the change. Carmen Fariña, the schools chancellor, took the podium to say that she hoped the change would lead to increased tolerance and understanding within the school system and city for Muslims.
A 2008 Columbia University study found that about 10 percent of New York City public school children are Muslim, and about 95 percent of Muslim children in the city attend public schools. Official estimates of the number of Muslims living in New York City vary from 600,000 to one million.
Since then, Muslim New Yorkers from a host of countries, including Bosnia and Montenegro, Egypt and Syria, Pakistan and Bangladesh have banded together to press the issue.
After Mr. de Blasio was elected mayor, a coalition of Muslim groups began holding rallies in the city’s five boroughs and distributing postcards that reminded Mr. de Blasio that including the Muslim school holidays is a matter of “recognition, inclusion and respect.”
“We did it!” said Shujaat Khan, one of the leaders of the coalition, taking the podium on Wednesday. “Si se puede!” he added, in an acknowledgment of the Latino groups that had helped organize for the change. Read the whole thing
I’m going to throw up.
SFW?
We all felt so much of that on 9/11, didn't we?
The friend of your enemy is your enemy!
Bump
The people of NYC are getting exactly what they deserve.
They wanted him,they got him.
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Remember the names of the ones who have sold us
into slavery.
I like how Bibi said it...
The enemy of your enemy is....your enemy.
Retard Bill.
Thank you for posting that picture......we must NEVER forget.
I can’t quit shaking my head.
Sgt. De Blasio’s lonely hearts club band!
It’s been bad in my head lately—all I can think of is swear words when I read this stuff and I have to keep asking for forgiveness.
Getting tedious.
Someone replied to Wilhelm’s tweet...
Do other religions get days off, too? Or, do they have to learn how to fly first. Moron!
New York hates buildings obviously.
Earlier this year I went shopping for a 2015 calender. Nine out of ten had the muslim holidays on them. I had never seen such a thing before this year.
Destroying American , one city at a time.
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