Sunni Man
Diamond Member
A small group of Muslim students from the Commonwealth of Virginia have created a petition on a White House website calling for public schools to recognize Muslim holidays.
Posted on the White House's "We the People" site last month, as of Tuesday morning the petition has garnered over 28,000 signatories from across the United States.
"With the growing population of Muslims in the United States of America we believe it is high time that Muslim holidays are recognized by schools throughout this nation," reads the petition in part.
"Muslim school children and staff deserve the same benefits afforded to the followers of other faiths. We call on President Obama to support this petition and advance the inclusiveness of our great nation."
Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman with the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), told The Christian Post that his organization supported "the recognition of Muslim holidays in school systems" with "significant Muslim populations."
Petition on White House Site Calls for Public Schools to Recognize Muslim Holidays
Posted on the White House's "We the People" site last month, as of Tuesday morning the petition has garnered over 28,000 signatories from across the United States.
"With the growing population of Muslims in the United States of America we believe it is high time that Muslim holidays are recognized by schools throughout this nation," reads the petition in part.
"Muslim school children and staff deserve the same benefits afforded to the followers of other faiths. We call on President Obama to support this petition and advance the inclusiveness of our great nation."
Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman with the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), told The Christian Post that his organization supported "the recognition of Muslim holidays in school systems" with "significant Muslim populations."
Petition on White House Site Calls for Public Schools to Recognize Muslim Holidays