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US: Fairfield students push for Muslim holidays to be added to school calendar
America

US: Fairfield students push for Muslim holidays to be added to school calendar

Families are working to change the Fairfield School District in Connecticut, USA, to be more inclusive of Muslim holidays. Students…
Ayatollah Shirazi urges governments of Islamic countries to make Ashura an official holiday
Religious Authority

Ayatollah Shirazi urges governments of Islamic countries to make Ashura an official holiday

The Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, urged governments in Islamic countries to make Ashura…
Karbala government declares six-day holiday on the Arbaeen of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him)
Iraq

Karbala government declares six-day holiday on the Arbaeen of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him)

The local government of the holy province of Karbala has declared a six-day holiday, starting next Sunday, on the occasion…
Hilliard becomes first Ohio school district to recognize Muslim holiday of Eid
America

Hilliard becomes first Ohio school district to recognize Muslim holiday of Eid

A petition drive by a group of Muslim students in Hilliard resulted in the first school district in Ohio to…
School Board in Ontario adds Ashura and Arbaeen to religious holidays
NEWS

School Board in Ontario adds Ashura and Arbaeen to religious holidays

A school board in Canada has added Ashura and Ashura as religious holidays.The Waterloo Region District School Board is the…
PETA tweets against a Muslim holiday’s ritual, but gets its facts wrong
World

PETA tweets against a Muslim holiday’s ritual, but gets its facts wrong

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is under fire for mistakes in a video it shared attacking a…
Donetsk Muslims condemn shelling of mosque during Eid al-Fitr Prayer
Islam World

Donetsk Muslims condemn shelling of mosque during Eid al-Fitr Prayer

Muslim communities condemned the shelling of the ‘Ahat Jami mosque’ in Donetsk by Ukrainian forces when Muslims were performing the…
Muslim teacher has Eid holiday taken away without any notice
Islam World

Muslim teacher has Eid holiday taken away without any notice

Teachers at a special needs school are up in arms after discovering management took away their right to paid religious…
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