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Description
Philadelphia City Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. (4th District) introduces a non-binding resolution urging the School District of Philadelphia and the City to recognize two Muslim holidays. The two are Eid al-Fitr, celebrated after of Ramadan, and Eid al-Adha, celebrated at the conclusion of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
Councilman Jones introduced the resolution during the Stated Meeting of Council held on January 21, 2016.
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Marginalized
and
I
thought
about
it
and
I
thought
about
it,
and
I
wondered
if
I
ever
truly
ever
felt
marginalized
and
I.
Remember
going
to
the
department
store
at
Wanamaker's
with
my
mother
was
a
taxpayer
who
was
a
government
worker
who
was
a
solid
citizen
even
with
being
my
mother.
She
would
walk
into
that
store
and
immediately
her
demeanor
changed
her
demeanor
changed
towards
me.
She
would
clutch
me
and
my
brother
closed,
and
it
was
almost
as
if
she
was
apologizing
for
spending
her
money
in
that
store.
As
a
young
person.
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Jason
Dawkins
is
a
state
representative,
and
he
heard
some
of
these
conversations
shouldn't
you
wait
because
of
the
international
friction
between
religions
and
governments
and
shouldn't
you
wait
based
on
what
happened,
even
here
in
the
city
of
brotherly
love
and
I,
said
to
myself
and
I
thought
on
it
and
I
said
words
that
I'm
paraphrasing
from
another
great
man,
if
not
now,
when,
if
not
us
who
and
if
we
don't
speak
about
it
now.
Mr.
president
dispel
myths
and
boogie
Mans,
because
we
come
in
different
shapes
sizes,
colors
heights.
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We
always
don't
get
it
right
here
in
this
country,
but
we
keep
coming
back
at
it
until
we
do
and
for
those
reasons
I
submit
this
resolution
today,
which
will
eventually
begin
the
dialogue
between
the
administration
between
the
four
unions
to
establish
a
religious
holiday,
the
two
eids
for
the
Muslim
community
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
Thank
You.
Mr.
president,.
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Non-Religious
elution
calling
upon
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia
to
recognize
eid,
al
fakir,
the
end
of
the
holy
month
of
Ramadan
and
Eid
al-adha,
which
commemorates
Hajj
the
annual
holy
pilgrimage
to
Mecca
and
to
observe
both
eads
in
the
same
manner
as
other
legally
recognized.
I've
recognized
holidays
in
Philadelphia.