16 October 2013

Honoring Muslim holidays means more days off for school kids

City kids can expect more breaks from school under the next administration, after both of the leading mayoral candidates agreed Wednesday that two major Muslim holidays deserve to be observed.

Democratic nominee Bill de Blasio and Republic rival Joe Lhota both support recognizing Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as public school holidays – a move advocates have been seeking for years.

“We have a growing Muslim community in the city of New York and their religion needs to be respected as all other religions are respected,” [NEW YORK POST] Read more