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  • Muslims want national holiday (My Foot!)

    10/26/2006 9:09:20 AM PDT · by thubb · 39 replies · 1,324+ views
    Aftenposten ^ | Oct 24, 2006 | Nina Berglund
    Muslim politicians in Norway are lobbying for establishment of a new national holiday to celebrate the end of a month of fasting. They think the holiday should be recognized along the same lines as Christmas. The end of Ramadan is celebrated with a feast, like that covering this table in Oslo. PHOTO: KNUT SNARE "The best would be to get Eid-al-Fitr (most commonly called "id" in Norway) on the calendar as a public free day for everyone," Yousef Gilani, a city politician in Drammen, told newspaper VG. Eid-al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Fast of Ramadan, was celebrated on...