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Posted on 03/15/2026 7:16:11 AM PDT by DFG
The California State Legislature has introduced a bill that would designate the Muslim holidays of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as state-recognized holidays.
The bill was officially introduced last month by Assemblyman Matt Haney and formally announced this week. If passed, California would become the second state in the country to recognize these holidays, after Washington.
Eid al-Fitr, or the “Festival of Breaking the Fast,” marks the end of Ramadan. Eid al-Adha, the “Festival of Sacrifice,” takes place about two months later and coincides with the end of Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.
Under the proposed bill, public schools and community colleges in California could close in observance of the holidays, and they would be added to the list of required excused absences for students. State employees would be permitted to use eight hours of existing leave to observe them. The days would not, however, be designated as judicial holidays, meaning courts would remain open.
In a video announcement, Haney commented on the proposal with Muslim-inspired music playing in the background. The video began with him saying “Ramadan mubarak, everyone,” before arguing that Muslim students and workers in California are being “forced” to miss “one of the most holy days” for them.
"This is how we show, truly, that we are inclusive, that we value diversity, we celebrate diversity, and that our muslim neighbors, our friends, our colleagues, are fully included and able to celebrate without consequence the most holy day for them,” Haney said.
Heaney was joined by Bilal Mahmood, the first Muslim American supervisor in San Francisco. Mahmood said that the proposal “means a lot” to the thousands of Muslims in the city.
"With this Bill AB 2017, we will have Eid as a state holiday so they can see their values and their beliefs and their culture represented in ink,” Mahmood said.
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...with legalized child marriage & polygamy soon to follow, no doubt...
Haha, they’ll be sorry!
You know they will!
Whatever , keep flushing California
Declaring state holidays is a twofer for them. They can grovel to Islamist constituency while at the same time giving paid time off to their government employee constituency.
Why not Chinese New Year?
It stands to reason that legislation will be introduced to pay reparations to Muslims for millennia of discrimination.
These folks need to get in line. No cuts!
At this rate of adding new holidays, how long before there are more holidays than workdays?
Matt once attended a learing center.
We are insane...these officials should be chas3d out of town.
Yeah the teachers need an9ther day off....poor dears.
California moves to recognize muslims as the true masters and governors of the State.
California, shortly to become the first official muslim state.
The left loves its suicidal empathy.
Just as we see in the UK and rump UK empire in the City of London - the Left’s next step will be a “red-green alliance” of marxism and rootless radical Islam
Its a real plan and its beginning in the USA.
Dhimmitude.
Pronto.
Exactly.
That’s how mentally ill they are.
California politicians……
Suicidal maniacs, all of them.
And all the dead and illegal people who vote them into office too.
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