NYC Muslims push to add holidays to school year (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_us/us_muslim_school_holidays"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.93cf32b39ae74bd399eda0d304e2be14.muslim_school_holidays_nysw103.jpg?x=77&y=130&q=85&sig=aGeuj3lL0TbfpOlISrtzDw--" align="left" height="130" width="77" alt="This July 1, 2009 photo shows Moneeb Hassan, 17, posing for a picture in front of his high school, Benjamin N. Cardozo, in New York. 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. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)" border="0" /></a>AP - 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.</p><br clear="all"/>

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