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2008-03-10 Home Front: Culture Wars

Bloomberg: Muslim Holy Days Shouldn't Be School Holidays

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Posted by tu3031 2008-03-10 10:13|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 The public school I went to was about 10% Jewish. The school did not close for Jewish holidays, but individual teachers could choose to schedule tests on other days, and to plan to repeat coverage of critical material the following day. *shrug* There are many costs to choosing to believe differently than the majority, one of which is having to work a little harder when schedules clash.

I'm also willing to bet that the Muslim students are mostly clustered in certain neighborhoods and schools. Why should the rest have to give up learning time to accommodate those who are not there?

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-03-10 14:16|| 2008-03-10 14:16|| Front Page Top

#2 When a sizable part of population havent the same holidays than the other part i think they should have their official holidays. 10% is not a sizable but maybe 25 or 30% starts to be.

Posted by Eohippus Hupomock2152 2008-03-10 14:56|| 2008-03-10 14:56|| Front Page Top

#3 When a sizable part of population havent the same holidays than the other part i think they should have their official holidays. 10% is not a sizable but maybe 25 or 30% starts to be.

10% is the magic number that represents the point at which Muslims start to demand special treatment. It's phase 2 of the The Plan. Phase 1 is just getting to the 10% mark.

Posted by ThinempWhimble 2008-03-10 15:16|| 2008-03-10 15:16|| Front Page Top

#4 Good for him but a better message. "Leave Islam, convert to Christianity, burn your Qurans and join humanity".

Posted by Icerigger 2008-03-10 15:35|| 2008-03-10 15:35|| Front Page Top

#5 nice, ice

it's all part of jihad--to get institutions in the US to officially recognize and accommodate Islam is one of their goals

good for Mayor Bloomberg

Posted by ex-lib 2008-03-10 16:14|| 2008-03-10 16:14|| Front Page Top

#6 Just another front in the all consuming jihad.
The MSA: Segregation Not Integration
This is in line with similar initiatives in the United States, where the Muslim Students Association carries, on the Muslim Accommodations Task Force page of its website, pdfs of pamphlets entitled How to Achieve Islamic Holidays on Campus, How to Establish a Prayer Room on Campus, and How to Achieve Halal Food on Campus.

The MSA directs Muslim students to present these demands in the context of multiculturalism and civil rights. Most campuses, explains the publication on getting recognition of Islamic holy include respecting diversity as a part of their mission statement. They consider enrollment of diverse students an asset to the community, as they enhance the classroom learning experience and enrich student life. Try to find these statements specific to your campus, and explain that recognition of Islamic holidays would serve as a practical example of upholding these ideals.
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Whats more, the MSA, the chief proponent of the growing Muslim accommodations movement in the United States, was listed as a friend of the Muslim Brotherhood in the infamous 1992 memorandum which spoke of the grand Jihad aimed at eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and sabotaging its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and Allahs religion is made victorious over all other religions. The victory of Allahs religion over other religions is a Quranic imperative: And fight them until persecution is no more, and religion is all for Allah (8:39), and it is an inherently supremacist imperative, in which non-Muslims pay a special tax from which Muslims are exempt, the jizya, with willing submission and feel themselves subdued (9:29).

Posted by ed 2008-03-10 16:34|| 2008-03-10 16:34|| Front Page Top

#7 Let me repeat: Muslim Brotherhood in the infamous 1992 memorandum which spoke of the grand Jihad aimed at eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and sabotaging its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and Allahs religion is made victorious over all other religions.

Posted by ed 2008-03-10 16:36|| 2008-03-10 16:36|| Front Page Top

#8 Muslim Holy Days Shouldn't Be School Holidays

In fact, they should make sure important exams fall on these days. >:-}

Posted by gorb 2008-03-10 17:39|| 2008-03-10 17:39|| Front Page Top

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