Muslim School Holiday Campaign

In 1999, the campaign for Muslim School Holidays began when Shujaat Khan's children had to choose between celebrating the Eid holidays or going to school.

Mayor Bill de Blasio at the left and Shujaat Khan at the right

In 2006, the first Muslim School Holiday Campaign to successfully pass the Muslim School Holiday Resolution was launched by the New York Civic Participation Project followed by its allied coalitions. The resolution, numbered 1281 passed unanimously by elected officials in 2008.[1] Mayor Michael Bloomberg vetoed Resolution 1281.

Five years after the veto, Mayor Bill de Blasio, who was then New York City Public Advocate, promised to recognize the two Muslim Holidays, Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha.

In 2015, after 16 years of working with various institutions, political figures, religious leaders, and coalitions, Shujaat Khan, NYCPP, La Fuente, 32BJ SEIU were successful in recognizing the school holidays in the New York City public school calendar.[2][3][4]

At a speech celebrating the victory, Shujaat Khan mentioned how the struggle for equality and recognition is not over but a huge step forward had been made.

References
  1. "The New York City Council - File #: Res 1281-2008". legistar.council.nyc.gov. New York City Council. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. Botelho, Greg (4 March 2015). "New York public schools to have Muslim holidays off - CNN". CNN.
  3. Janik, Rachel (4 March 2015). "NYC Public Schools Add Muslim Holidays to Calendar". Time.
  4. Grynbaum, Michael M.; Otterman, Sharon (4 March 2015). "New York City Adds 2 Muslim Holy Days to Public School Calendar". The New York Times.
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