2009年7月3日星期五

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News


NYC Muslims push to add holidays to school year (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 10:25 AM PDT

This July 1, 2009 photo shows Moneeb Hassan, 17, posing for a picture in front of  his high school, Benjamin N. Cardozo, in New York. Hassan, 17, is one of thousands of Muslim students in the city who must perform a balancing act between his academic and religious obligations during his holidays. But the nation's largest school district hasn't sanctioned official Muslim holidays.  (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - Moneeb Hassan remembers having to choose between a final exam in American history or celebrating the Muslim holy day of Eid al-Adha. In the end, he chose both.


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