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	MOTHERLAND NIGERIA: HOLIDAYS (by Boomie O.)
		Muslim holiday that marks the close of Ramadan and gives thanks to Allah for enjoying the month of Ramadan.
		Muslim holiday that marks the end the Hajj season, which is the time of year when Muslims should make their pilgrimage to Mecca (the Muslim holy land).
		This is kind of used as an extension of the Christmas holiday, and people use it to go to places like the beaches, the picnic points, and other attractions.
	www.motherlandnigeria.com /holidays.html (704 words)

	Islam in America: Islamic Holidays in 1991
		The Muslim era began with the hijra (migration) of the Prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina to escape from persecution in the year 622 AD, or 1 AH.
		While festivities are limited to their small communities, Muslims in the US have managed to maintain the celebration of the holidays.
		For Shi'i Muslims, a minority in most parts of the Islamic world except in Iran, where they are a majority, Ashura is a day of mourning, since it marks the death of Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.
	www.wrmea.com /backissues/0191/9101056.htm (814 words)

	islam-usa.com
		For many Muslims there is joy in commemorating all of the wonderful events traditions say occurred on this day, including: Noah's ark came to rest, the Prophet Abraham was born, the Kaaba was built.
		Among Shiite Muslims, it is a day of special sorrow commemorating the martyrdom of the Prophet's grandson Hussain and his followers at the battle of Kerbala in Islam's first century.
		In this night, Muslims believe, the Prophet was instructed to establish the five daily prayers in their current form.
	www.islam-usa.com /calsaf3.html (802 words)

	Farho.net Info Muslim holidays in Islam
		It consists of prayers and a sermon by the Imam (Muslim priest or pastor).
		Muslim New Year not generally celebrated as an official Islamic holiday, although many Muslim communities have devised or revived some kind of new year ritual celebration.
		This holiday is prohibited by the Islamist movement (fundamentalist Islam).
	www.christ-web.com /missions/farho/islam/islam-holidays (720 words)

	Muslim Holidays and Festivals - December 1, 2001
		Not only during Ramadan, but all Muslim holidays and celebrations are meant not only for rejoicing and feasting but for the higher goals and the real purpose of life, for which every Muslim strives in earnest.
		The plurality of the Muslim world is not just an irreversible historical fact, but it is a strength for which we must be grateful, and a strength that must be continuously harnessed to the building of the future within the ethics of Islam.
		This explains why Muslims are perplexed and have not understood the current profiling and appalled by the ignorance of the West towards the diversity in Islam.
	www.amaana.org /islam/muslimholidays.htm (1279 words)

	Muslim Student Rights in Public School
		Muslim students should be able to wear modest clothing or refrain from attending social activities without violating school policies, for example.
		Muslim students in public schools may express a desire to adhere to certain religious needs outlined here can be met through the individual initiative of students and/or their parents in which the main accommodation by the school lies in creating a supportive atmosphere of tolerance and respect for freedom of individual choice.
		Muslims of both sexes are required to be modest even in front of persons of the same sex.
	www.angelfire.com /ca/IslamicInfo/MuslimRights.html (3359 words)

	School schedules try to respect all faiths - Boston.com
		In May, Muslim parents asked New York City's education department for days off on two major Muslim holidays, which some districts in Michigan and New Jersey already have granted.
		But also last month, despite a Muslim group's lobbying at every board meeting, the Baltimore County district in Maryland approved a calendar with a day off for the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashana, but none for Muslim holidays.
		When Muslims in the Tampa Bay region of Florida asked for a day off to celebrate the end of Ramadan, another local religious group perked up.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2006/07/21/schools_juggle_holidays_for_other_faiths (735 words)

	Schools Muslim Holidays (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Acknowledging and accommodating Muslim students' holy days not only encourages and contributes to the spirit of cultural diversity that is the hallmark of the metro Atlanta area, but especially during these trying times, allows Muslim students to feel validated and confident in their religious practices.
		These Muslim holidays are of similar importance and significance to Muslims as are Christmas and Easter to Christians and Hanukkah and Passover to Jews.
		Muslim students should be given excused absences to participate in the first day of Eid festivities.
	www.isb-atl.org /isb_atl/School/sch_Muslim_Holidays.asp (435 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- France mulls official Muslim, Jewish holidays
		Holidays are mostly left up to the federal states, which means Catholic Bavaria has more religious holidays than Protestant Berlin.
		In Britain, many national public holidays are Christian but it is up to individual schools to decide their school holidays.
		The holiday calendar is a mosaic in the United States as well, where state and local authorities may allow days off according to their religious and ethnic communities.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20031212-0736-religion-france-holidays.html (597 words)

	Ramadan on the Net - Islam
		Muslims are called upon to surrender to the will of God.
		Other meats must be halal (allowed) - the animals are slaughtered in a way that gives the least pain, and "In the name of God" is recited before it is killed.
		Muslims should give to the poor and less fortunate and must be kind to strangers.
	www.holidays.net /ramadan/muslim.htm (300 words)

	Holidays in Sudan - Khartoum, Sudan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		There are two great Muslim religious holidays celebrated in Sudan - Ramadan Bairam and Kurban Bairam, which are Turkish names for the Muslim festivals and are borrowed from the days of the Turkiyya after the conquest of the Sudan by Mohamed Ali in 1821.
		All Muslims except travelers, pregnant women, sick people and children under 13 years of age are required to obstain from ingesting anything: food, water or any drinks, including alcohol or tobacco from just before sunrise until sunset.
		The origin of the holiday is obscure but is believed to be descended from one of the ancient Egyptian festivals in connection with the beginning of spring.
	khartoum.usembassy.gov /holidays2.html (713 words)

	Holidays and Celebrations in Islam (part 1)
		What makes things worse, is that some of these non-religious holidays take on a religious appearance, and sometimes use religious rituals, which made it very hard for the common Muslim to distinguish between what is authentic and what is not.
		That’s why Muslim scholars say that Muslims participation in the non-Muslims celebrations is prohibited because it is an act of worship according to the methods of Unbelievers.
		The second reason behind the mix-up in Muslim holidays, is the blind imitation of others without knowledge and evidence, considered to be a disease that effects nations and individuals when ignorance and innovations spread widely and knowledge and sunnah demolish.
	www.islam1.org /khutub/Holidays_in_Islam_1.htm (958 words)

	La Shawn Barber’s Corner » Muslims Want Religious Holidays on School Calendar
		Muslims in Baltimore County, Maryland, have gone so far as to demand that Muslim holidays be added to the school calendar.
		Muslims are not a significant minority, their culture has not made significant contribution to our society, and the teaching of the Koran are at odds with everything that Western Civilization stands for.
		The purpose of the holiday is a religious observance in and of itself.
	lashawnbarber.com /archives/2006/06/08/muslims-want-religious-holidays (11424 words)

	Muslim holidays urged in Baltimore County schools - The Washington Times: Metropolitan - May 11, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		School district officials say that closing schools on Muslim holidays would set a precedent the system would have to follow for any number of other religious and ethnic groups, but they do not want to retract the Jewish holidays that have been part of the calendar since 1995.
		Kennedy, the school board member perceived as most sympathetic to the Muslims' request, said the calendar is skewed toward Christianity and Judaism.
		Pharoan said he would not be happy so long as schools are closed on the Jewish holidays and open on the Muslim holidays.
	www.washingtontimes.com /metro/20050510-101931-1313r.htm (563 words)

	Muslim Holidays
		This page provides additional information needed to better understand how Muslim holidays dates were predicted in our database of national public, bank and legal holidays.
		The dates of Muslim holidays of all 200+ countries of this website are based on the Umm al-Qura Calendar which is the Muslim calendar used in Saudi Arabia.
		Therefore all holidays presented here actually begin the evening before the displayed date (for example, if a holiday is displayed as occurring on March 4th, then it actually began at sunset the evening before, on March 3rd).
	www.qppstudio.net /footnotes/footnote_muslim.htm (557 words)

	2002 Sufi - Muslim Holidays
		[* 3/23 eve to 3/24 eve: A'ashurah--Day Shi'a Muslims mourn the death of Al-Hussain ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the third Shi'a Imam, at the Battle of Karbala in 680.]
		Muslim holy tradition is also reflected in the Hadith and the Sunnah, which recount the sayings and conduct of the Prophet Muhammad.
		The Muslim creed is: "There is no god but God (Allah), and Muhammad is the Messenger of God (Allah)." Muslims recognize the one Deity to have a multitude of names and attributes.
	www.wheeloftheyear.com /2002/sufimuslim.htm (3283 words)

	Recognizing Muslim Holidays
		Muslim speakers should be invited to give a lecture about Islamic holidays.
		To avoid penalizing students for religious observance, school calendars should be prepared as not to conflict with Islamic holidays.
		Muslim students should also be excused from classroom discussions or activities related to secular holidays, for example, Halloween and Valentine's Day.
	www.albalagh.net /kids/taking_stand/holidays.shtml (478 words)

	A U.S. postage stamp commemorating Muslim Holidays-Truth!
		On those days, Muslims greet one another with "Eid mubarak," which translates literally as "blessed festival." The phrase is written in Islamic calligraphy on the stamp.
		Although Muslims regard Jesus as a prophet, they reject Christian belief that Jesus is the Son of God and God incarnate and do not celebrate Christmas.
		The Islamic celebrations the postage stamp commemorates are roughly in November and January and are celebrations that many Muslims focus on during the Christian holidays.
	www.truthorfiction.com /rumors/e/eid.htm (374 words)

	Holidays (Site not responding. Last check: )
		First, festivals and holidays are from the wide range of laws, ways, and rites that Allah (SWT) describes in the verse, ‘For every nation We have established rites that they follow,’ such as facing the Qiblah, prayer and fasting.
		Agreeing to their holiday is agreeing to infidelity (Kufr), and agreeing to some minor aspects (of their religion) is like agreeing to a branch of infidelity.
		In fact, the holidays and festivals are one of the major items that distinguishes their customs and laws, and are one of the most obvious of their rites.
	www.themuslimwoman.com /holidays/holidays.htm (818 words)

	Western Resistance: US: Baltimore Schools Will Not Have Muslim Holidays
		We reported on June 9 that the head of the Baltimore County Muslim Council has been making attempts to remove all Jewish holidays from the Baltimore County's schools calendar for the year 2007 to 2008, in Baltimore, Maryland in the northeastern US.
		Dr Bash Pharoan, head of the Baltimore County Muslim Council has been petitioning the schools board for three years to have two Muslim holidays instated onto the school calendar, those of Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.
		Apparently the Baltimore County Muslim Council had changed tactics, arguing that all religious holidays should be banned from the school calendar, and to allow only federal holidays and those sanctioned by Maryland state law.
	www.westernresistance.com /blog/archives/002332.html (533 words)

	Turkey Holidays, Cheap Holidays to Turkey - On The Beach
		Holidays to Turkey offer everything you would want in a destination; the fact that the country itself is split between Europe and Asia guarantees a diverse cultural feel throughout.
		Turkey is also home to a wide range of holiday resorts, making sure that your holiday is as comfortable for you as possible.
		On The Beach offers a vast selection of Bodrum holidays, holidays to Dalaman and, perhaps the most popular Turkish destination along with Istanbul, holidays in Antalya.
	www.otbeach.com /cheap-holidays/turkey (771 words)

	Celebrating Non-Muslim
		If one looks at the situation of many Muslims now a days, he will see a weakness in their belief, a declination in their personalities, and a serious deviation from the guidance of their prophet.
		He answered, what may be summarized as follows: "Muslims are not allowed to imitate non-Muslims in any way, this includes celebrating their holidays, special way of their food, dresses, etc. Also it is prohibited to have a feast, exchange gifts, and to sell anything that may be used in these activities.
		In summary, Muslims are not allowed to practice any special things in Non-Muslim holidays, but that day has to be a normal day as other days.
	www.islam1.org /khutub/Non-Muslim_Holidays_Prohibited.htm (1524 words)

	Muslim Holidays Earn Growing Recognition in U.S.
		Although Howard County's action is unusual, it does reflect a growing trend toward official recognition of Muslim holidays in the United States, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which informally tracks such developments.
		Especially since the attacks of September 11, 2001, "more and more Muslims are working to get their communities integrated into U.S. society and have made efforts to get their religious holidays recognized and accommodated at school and in the workplace," says Rabiah Ahmed, communications coordinator in CAIR's national office in Washington.
		"I've gotten responses from both Jews and Muslims who felt that with all the issues in the Middle East this was a nice symbolic gesture to have two Jewish holidays and two Muslim holidays included in the same piece of legislation," he says.
	news.findlaw.com /wash/s/20041203/20041203104427.html (869 words)

	Muslim holidays
		is one of the major holidays of Islam.
		According to Muslim tradition, it celebrates the sacrifice that Abraham was willing to make of his own son Ishmael when he was commanded to show his commitment to Allah.
		Mer'aj is a very special night in the Muslim faith.
	www.socialstudiesforkids.com /subjects/holidaysmuslim.htm (228 words)

	CONSIDER MUSLIM HOLIDAYS IN SCHEDULING MANDATORY TESTING Petition
		Muslim school-age children were placed in a difficult position when the Board of Education scheduled State testing on January 10, 11, and 12, 2006.
		The mandatory NY State Testing this year coincided with a very important Muslim holidays, which caused many Muslim children to miss not only the congregation prayer, but also the Eid-ul-Adha celebration.
		The CONSIDER MUSLIM HOLIDAYS IN SCHEDULING MANDATORY TESTING Petition to Governor George Pataki was created by Congregants of The Islamic Center of Long Island and written by Hamza Byas (1icli@optonline.net).
	www.petitiononline.com /ICLI0004/petition.html (382 words)

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