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Massachusetts School District Marks Muslim Holiday
Fox News ^ | November 07, 2011 | Fox News

Posted on 11/07/2011 7:31:26 AM PST by americanophile

Some Massachusetts public school students have a day off this week, but it has nothing to do with power outages or snow.

The Cambridge school system is believed to be the first in Massachusetts to give all students a day off for a Muslim holiday.

Students are getting Tuesday off for Eid al-Adha, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, the Boston Globe reports.

"We’re ecstatic about this," Atif Harden, interim executive director of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, told the newspaper. "This is the first year that it’s going to occur. This sort of recognition of our existence and the population we have, we feel very good about."

The day off was approved by the school committee last year because of the district's sizable Muslim population.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: aladha; cambridge; eidaladha; holiday; islam; islamization; muslims
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Well, you see, the liberal maggots in Cambridge think this sort of action makes them wonderful, magnanimous people.

Double yuck.


21 posted on 11/07/2011 7:49:06 AM PST by RexBeach (There is no such thing as a good tax - Winston Churchill)
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To: savagesusie
So, we have US schools honoring a cult that is antithetical to our Constitution.

Obliviously, the relationship libs have with the muzzies is that of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend".

22 posted on 11/07/2011 7:49:23 AM PST by Sans-Culotte ( Pray for Obama- Psalm 109:8)
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To: americanophile

The Cambridge School Board acted stupidly.


23 posted on 11/07/2011 7:53:12 AM PST by exit82 (Democrats are the enemies of freedom. We have ideas-the Dems only have ideology.)
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To: andy58-in-nh

Visited New Haven recently ?


24 posted on 11/07/2011 7:54:57 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: americanophile
This sort of recognition of our existence and the population we have, we feel very good about

But then...you also feel good about "honor killings," beheadings of infidels and global jihad, don't you, Atif?

25 posted on 11/07/2011 8:02:26 AM PST by ScottinVA (Hurrah me boys, for FREEDOM! `Tis the risin` o` the moon!)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
Visited New Haven recently?

No, thankfully. I do pass through there on occasion, and I've found that's the best way to see New Haven - without stopping.

26 posted on 11/07/2011 8:05:04 AM PST by andy58-in-nh (America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
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To: caww

Pennsylvania has a number of http://actforamerica.org/ chapters. This is a more recent one.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bucksafa11info/

Although I’m the one who finally opened the Bucks county chapter I’m not trolling for hits. But I would like to see a groundswell of support for Rep. Swanger’s effort to keep Pennsylvania Sharia free.

If any PA freepers haven’t contacted their Assembly Representatives yet to ask them to co-sponsor the American Law for PA Courts bill please make it a point to do so. Time is running out.

Here is Rep. Swangers memo sent to the Assembly members. It does not ask for donations,btw.

http://tool.donation-net.net/Images/Email/1097/Rep_Swanger_Memo_20110620.pdf


28 posted on 11/07/2011 8:27:27 AM PST by MurrietaMadman
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To: Dilbert San Diego
Why are liberals ok with recognition of Islamic religious holidays, but not ok with such recognition of Jewish or Christian holidays????

Shhhh! The muslims will here you! What's that noise?! Oh no, they're right outside! Run, save yourself! I'll hold them off.......aaaaagh!

That's the difference.

29 posted on 11/07/2011 8:42:44 AM PST by pepsi_junkie (Who is John Galt?)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

yes indeed...and it’s coming to every community. Last year noted the burkas and scarfs here, never seen before...one comes in, then family and friends...and they multiply...that’s the agenda and that’s exactly what they are doing. None ever come to the US to become Americans...never.


30 posted on 11/07/2011 9:15:42 AM PST by caww
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To: MurrietaMadman

Thanks..glad to see Pa. on it.Going to links now. Thanks.


31 posted on 11/07/2011 9:16:55 AM PST by caww
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To: IbJensen

This is the city where a Nativity Scene was fire bombed.


32 posted on 11/07/2011 9:32:14 AM PST by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: massgopguy

“This is the city where a Nativity Scene was fire bombed.”

Sign of the times.... The encroachment of sharia is incremental. One more increment. Sad....


33 posted on 11/07/2011 10:17:28 AM PST by cld51860 (Oderint dum metuant)
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To: americanophile

Wonderful!

So the koranimals get to spend the whole day at the saudi-funded barracks while listening to the iman tell them how us lowly Kafirs..uh..I mean Apes & Pigs.. need killing in order to please their god of perdition.

A real win-win for America, I tell ya.

Filthy, hate filled koranimals are in for it soon enough.


34 posted on 11/07/2011 5:16:00 PM PST by bayouranger (The 1st victim of islam is the person who practices the lie.)
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To: americanophile

Was this before or after the “condom mastery” elementary school classes??


35 posted on 11/07/2011 8:41:35 PM PST by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
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To: americanophile

Nothing new, in NJ this has been going on for about 15 years and some school districts give students time and space for their prayer rug to pray to allah yet deny Christians to pray at the beginning of school or before meals.


36 posted on 11/30/2011 7:30:15 PM PST by Coleus
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