Zainab Chaudry, also a co-chair of the coalition, expressed dismay, too, contending the school boards members were willing to go so far as to paint themselves as the Grinch who stole Christmas to avoid granting equal treatment for the Muslim holiday.
They would remove the Christian holidays and they would remove the Jewish holidays from the calendar before they would consider adding the Muslim holiday to the calendar, she said.
Muslim leaders had focused their efforts for the next school year on having the holiday of Eid *al-Adha*recognized with equal prominence on the published school calendar*because the holiday falls on the same day as Yom Kippur, when Montgomery schools are already closed. They had said the step was*symbolic but important.
Holidays
Do Americans move to other countries and want American Holidays recognized?
Muslims want Christmas and Easter removed from school calendar.
Nice spin. They just wanted their own days added to the calendar and didn't ask for any additional days off. So the school board erased the current religious holidays off the calendar but kept the days off the same. Baby and bathwater, imo.
And yes, many other countries recognize some American holidays and don't have a problem celebrating them. They may not take the day off, but they'll celebrate in the classroom if they have Americans. For example, some of the Japanese schools near the American bases would talk about Thanksgiving even though they didn't celebrate it.
Because Muslims did not want Christmas removed as the OP stated.
... which makes it seem it was done out of vengeance. But then you fail to quote the following from the same article which explains why the decision was made?They would remove the Christian holidays and they would remove the Jewish holidays from the calendar before they would consider adding the Muslim holiday to the calendar, she said.
Board members pointed to the Fairfax County school systems calendar as an example; the largest school district in Virginia does not call out such religious holidays by name.
So is your point that you're just trying to call out the OP because he made a misstatement (intentional or not)? How is that actually relevant to the article and situation itself?
The answer is... it's not, but it seems you're making an accusation about the OP. Correct???
Could I assume the same about you since you quoted this part of the article...
... which makes it seem it was done out of vengeance. But then you fail to quote the following from the same article which explains why the decision was made?
Holidays
Do Americans move to other countries and want American Holidays recognized?
Muslims want Christmas and Easter removed from school calendar.
Maybe because it's just another example of political correctness. Someone might get butthurt, so we will give in to their demands.