[thefactor]

i’ll believe it when the ny post says this, not the hawaiian free press. no offense.

[JohnKSmith]

Then read it in the NY Daily News and go to the HFP link to see the Islamic calendar for yourself it is all linked in the article.

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/07/01/2009-07-01_city_council_resolution_calls_for_muslim_school_holidays_mayor_bloomberg_says_.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/nyregion/01muslim.html?_r=1

[John Locke]

From the article:

The Umm al-Qura calendar gives the modern "Georgian" calendar dates

I certainly won't believe a newspaper that doesn't seem to know the word "Gregorian".

[JohnKSmith]

WND has picked up the story...
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=102842

Orig HFP story:
http://www.hawaiifreepress.com/main/ArticlesMain/tabid/56/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/862/NY-City-Council-backs-closure-of-schools-for-Islamic-Feast-on-Sept-11th.aspx