Islamic festival delayed - Islam Day in Hawaii

Star-Advertiser ^ | 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 11, 2010 | Pat Gee

[LeoWindhorse]

The national furor over the proposed mosque at Ground Zero in New York has caused local Muslim leaders to delay their annual Ramadan celebration to avoid holding it on Sept. 11, the anniversary of the terrorist attacks in 2001.

"We wanted to be sensitive to the feelings over that horrible, evil act," said Hakim Ouansafi, president and chairman of the Hawaii Muslim Association.

He said the Eid al Fitr ("the breaking of the fast") festival -- celebrating the end of the month long Ramadan -- would normally fall on Sept. 11, but it will be pushed back to Sept. 24, which coincides with Islam Day in Hawaii. [snip] Last year, the state Legislature established Islam Day each Sept. 24 despite opposition

[lapsus calami]

 

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[353FMG]

Don’t let you day turn into this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ-Mhnm7dC4&feature=player_embedded

[xuberalles]

Not a problem. I should probably make one anyway since this one only fits on posters, square stickers, etc. I’ll send you a holler if you want.

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Leo!

Can't recall if the Cherry Blossom Festival or Chinese New Year's celebrations were ever state sanctioned days of recognition in Hawaii. There is no day recognizing the Christian missionaries or the Catholics or the Mormons here either, but I suppose some may argue that Christmas is a state holiday as it is everywhere (except in Muslim controlled countries). The Jewish community over here has no such day, not even Hanukkah. Hmmm.....makes on wonder why so a small population is deemed so important to have a day of recognition by state's decree.

We all can go to Bon Dances, Chinese New Year celebrations, Christmas and Jewish celebrations freely and are welcomed to do so but it's doubtful we'll be welcomed to an Eid al Fitr.



Who'd want to go anyways?

[xuberalles]

There you go, my friend. It will be there if you ever want it!

[rickb308]

Thanks to everyone that replied with help. I love this place. LOL. I checked out the help section & HTML, but I didn’t drill down far enough to find the info.

[MamaTexan]

"We wanted to be sensitive to the feelings over that horrible, evil act," said Hakim Ouansafi, president and chairman of the Hawaii Muslim Association.

Well, they're learning to make the right noises, but that doesn't mean we trust 'em.

[rickb308]

“I want that on a bumper sticker”

Ok. The owners name is Charles Dean.
It’s a husband/wife team. Good people.

http://www.katysigns.com
Phone: 832.220.3543

I play paintball with Charles.
He has made team logos, a “ninja” paintball player for us to show our support for a fellow paintballer with cancer, and many others.

I don’t get anything for referring people to him. (Except him staying in business so I can get stuff made. LOL)

[rickb308]

“Well, they’re learning to make the right noises, but that doesn’t mean we trust ‘em.”

Amen!

[manapua]

I volunteer to bring the Spam musubi.

LOL. Post of the day!

[Tzimisce]

Losing the country.

Glad no one cares. :(

[BIGLOOK]

That was good.....but why not go whole hog.

[LeoWindhorse]

http://www.iio.org/article.php/20100922075435649