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  • Massachusetts School District to Close Tuesday for Islamic Religious Holiday (Video)

    11/07/2011 12:52:51 PM PST · by Driftwood1 · 50 replies
    The Blaze ^ | 11-7-11 | Billie Hallowell
    The Cambridge Public School District in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the first in the state to close in observance of an Islamic holy day. Today, students and teachers will have the day off, as a district committee voted last year to close for one Muslim holiday each year. The holiday – Eid al-Adha — is also known as the “Festival of Sacrifice” . It is one of the two “high holy days” that are observed by Muslims.
  • Young Muslims go amok at mall

    12/09/2008 5:51:26 PM PST · by Free ThinkerNY · 18 replies · 1,172+ views
    The Copenhagen Post ^ | December 9, 2008
    Police used pepper spray Monday night to dispel up to 300 Muslim young people who caused disturbances outside Fisketorvet mall in downtown Copenhagen. The youths had gathered at the shopping centre in connection with the celebration of the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha. But several of those present got out of hand, according to police. Bicycles were thrown onto the nearby S-train tracks, shoppers at the mall were harassed and rocks were thrown at police who arrived on the scene. Officers managed to split the group in two and drive them away from the mall. Five youths were eventually arrested...
  • MILF hails US Congress's recognition of Ramadan (barf alert)

    10/08/2007 10:55:39 AM PDT · by Baladas · 23 replies · 1,211+ views
    GMA News ^ | 10/08/2007 | staff
    The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) hailed Sunday the United States Congress's passage of a resolution recognizing the commencement of Ramadan as the holy month of fasting and spiritual renewal. In a statement on its website (www.luwaran.com), the MILF described the US Congress' resolution as an "epoch-making" act that will help stop bigotry and racism against 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide. “This is indeed an epoch-making for the rest of the world to follow suit and recognize this holy month observed by fasting by more than one billion Muslims all over the world," said Sheikh Mohammad Muntassir, chairman of the MILF...