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  • NY Imam to Petition for Muhammad's Birthday as a National Holiday (Absolutely not)

    03/09/2012 8:15:28 AM PST · by Kaslin · 42 replies · 1+ views
    The Christian Post ^ | March 9, 2012 | Luiza Oleszczuk
    NEW YORK - A New York imam has declared that he will start a campaign on April 22 to make the April 26 birthday of the Muslim prophet Muhammad a national holiday celebrated by Muslims and people of other faiths.Mohammad Abdul Qayyoom, head of the Muhammadi Community Center in Jackson Heights in the NYC borough of Queens, published a copy of the petition via the center's Facebook page to be signed by other religious leaders. The interfaith initiative asks for an establishment of April 26 as a federal holiday, "so that we can enjoy this day like the joy of Christmas.""One good thing [about]...