1.0 link 225474 <![CDATA[Muslims In NYC Push To Add Holidays To School Year]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/03/muslims-in-nyc-push-to-ad_n_225474.html NEW YORK &mdash; Moneeb Hassan remembers having to choose between a final exam in American history or celebrating the Muslim holy day of Eid al-Adha. In the end, he chose both.

Hassan, 17, is one of thousands of Muslim students in the city who must perform a balancing act between his academic and religious obligations during his holidays. But the nation's largest school district hasn't sanctioned official Muslim holidays.

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