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Kristin Paquette for The Fifth Column.

Muslim Students Allowed To Celebrate Religious Holidays In NYC

Social media has been flooded with a mixture of both celebratory and disdainful posts over de Blasio’s announcement. Many seem outraged that their children will be missing school in order to observe religious holidays that are not their own

March 07th, 2015

By Kristin Paquette for The Fifth Column.

Muslim Students Allowed To Celebrate Religious Holidays In NYC

Image Source: “Muslim Prayer Beads” by Muhammad Rehan from Pakistan The New York City Council had voted to authorize these observances in 2009, however, the former mayor, Michael Bloomberg had been adamantly opposed. So, now, nearly six years later, Mayor de Blasio is

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