Then they push their weight with new ones! Two near me in a month!
Morton Grove, Muslim group OK mosque deal
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By Amanda Vogt and Rachel Osterman
Tribune staff reporters
June 9, 2004
Ending months of negotiation, Morton Grove has reached agreement with a Muslim group that will allow it to build a mosque, village officials said Tuesday.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0406090309jun09,0,6562489.story?coll=chi-news-hed
POSTED: 7:50 am EDT June 9, 2004 UPDATED: 7:56 am EDT June 9, 2004
BALTIMORE -- A leading Muslim activist in Baltimore County said the county schools should either close for all minority holidays or not observe any of them.
The president of the Baltimore County Muslim Council, Bash Pharoan, is unhappy that the county school board refused Tuesday night to add two important Muslim holidays to the school calendar.
Pharoan says it's a double-standard. School officials established holidays for the Jewish observances of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur in 1995. The schools decided to close on those days because classrooms were so empty that the district risked state sanctions for low attendance.
Pharoan says he will appeal the ruling to the County Council and the state schools superintendent. Link to Article
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While this sounds like the decision has been made by the school district. It sounds like this "Muslim activist" will push the issue in the courts until he gets what he wants. I would look for the ACLU, etc. to get involved. Another example of our system being used against us.