POINT:
Muslim families in New York City have been requesting official recognition for Islamic holidays in public schools for years now, but they may finally see some changes under new Mayor Bill de Blasio.
On Monday he discussed the issue on the Brian Lehrer Show, declaring that he planned to move forward with closing schools for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, as well as for the Lunar New Year.
COUNTERPOINT:
Recently NYC public schools have adopted Muslim holidays into their calendar. This is bound for disaster. I can tell you that Muslim communities in the NYC area celebrate Eid on different days every single Eid. That means there will be students at NYC public schools celebrating Eid not on the day assigned by the calendar. How many meetings, efforts, funds and hours were spent trying to push this agenda to the NYC public school board? Was this time wisely spent? Was this effort worth it? Is this really a great thing for Muslims? Is it really?
Muslim Public School Holidays Will Be Observed In New York City, Says Mayor de Blasio On The Brian Lehrer Show
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