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Home Front: Politix

Eid al-Fitr Could Become ‘Official State Holiday' in Pennsylvania

2024-01-06

[Lancaster Patriot] The Muslim holiday known as Eid al-Fitr could become an official state holiday in Pennsylvania.

House Bill 1752, sponsored by a trio of Democrat representatives in the Philadelphia area, would provide "for the annual designation and holiday observance of the first day of the Islamic lunar month of Shawwal as Eid al-Fitr Day in this Commonwealth."

Eid al-Fitr, one of two major Muslim holidays, is celebrated at the end of Ramadan, a month of intermittent fasting and religious observances.

According to a House memo, the holiday "includes two to three days of celebrations, and it begins with a special prayer service at the mosque."

Rep. Tarik Khan

...RN with a PhD who was galvanized by the COVID situation to run for office in 2022, he is the highly energetic child of a Moslem Pakistani who came here for graduate school and a Catholic nurse. His brother, Joe Khan, a public prosecutor, is running for Pennsylvania attorney general...

(D-Philadelphia County), one of the bill’s co-sponsors, referenced William Penn’s legacy as support for the government’s promotion of the Islamic holiday.

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