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Rockville Rally Seeks School Recognition of Muslim Holidays

By Tamara Treichel   Rockville, Md. – The Muslim religion has always been treated as a sort of stepchild by Montgomery County’s Public Schools (MCPS) – the public school calendar only observes Judeo-Christian holidays such as Christmas, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Passover. MCPS stays open on the two annual Muslim holidays of Eid al-Fitr and …

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