DDHK News, USA - - The Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, announced his plan to implement a policy of closing schools on Islamic holidays and Chinese New Year. The two Islamic holidays included in this policy include Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.
The New York Branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) welcomes the plan. They praised de Blasio for fulfilling the promise he made during the election campaign for mayor last year.
“The New York City Muslim Community is happy that Eid has finally been recognized as a holiday in public schools in this city. This is very exciting, because Muslim students no longer have to lose their lessons when celebrating Islamic holidays, ”said CAIR-NY Executive Member, Zead Ramadan, as quoted. republica.co.id from world bulletin, Wednesday (19/2).
During the election campaign last October, de Blasio made a promise to make Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha a school holiday in New York.
“This nation comes from people with different faith backgrounds who came together. Therefore, we must respect Islam by providing school holidays for children during Eid al-Fitr, ”he said. (ROLLER)
