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Monday, March 13, 2006
Schools Now Expected to Follow the Muslim Calendar "City Commissioner for Human Rights Omar Mohammedi has written to Schools Chancellor Joel Klein, calling it insensitive to have held elementary-school tests on a Muslim holiday. Tests were given in January on Eid al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice. Mohammedi wrote: "Mandating these children to take state testing during this important holiday is at a minimum insensitive if not discriminatory." What about all the Hindu holidays and Jewish holidays? Is everything to shut down on those days too? If not there seems to be a heap of "insensitivity" going around. There are a lot of Australians in NYC. Some died on 9/11/2001. So what about setting aside Australia's No. 1 memorial day -- Anzac day? How many Arabs have died fighting alongside American troops? Plenty of Australians have. And what if some of the British in NYC want to celebrate their holidays -- such as the Queen's birthday? Seems fair! And I am sure the Poles have got some pretty important Saint's Days that they would like to celebrate. We can't be discriminatory can we? It can't just be Muslims that we cater too. That would be "discrimination"! (For more postings from me, see EDUCATION WATCH, GREENIE WATCH, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS WATCH, GUN WATCH, SOCIALIZED MEDICINE, AUSTRALIAN POLITICS and DISSECTING LEFTISM. My Home Page. Email me (John Ray) here.) Blogger News Network is advertiser-supported, and your visits to our advertisers help BNN to meet its expenses. Help keep us afloat! posted by JR at 5:15 AM |
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