Lewiston, Maineâs second-largest city, adds Muslim holidays to school calendar
By Associated PressUpdated January 11, 2021, 10:23 a.m.
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Worshippers wearing protective face masks offer Eid al-Fitr prayers outside a shrine in Tehran, Iran, on May 24, 2020.Ebrahim Noroozi/Associated Press
LEWISTON, Maine â Maineâs second-largest city, which is home to a large number of residents from Somalia, is adding two holidays to the school calendar to mark the Muslim holiday known as Eid.
The School Committee voted 8-1 to recognize two festivals as significant events for the cityâs Muslim community.
âWe will no longer have to ask kids to choose between their school and their faith,â Superintendent Jake Langlais told the Sun Journal.
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) Maine's second-largest city, which is home to a large number of residents from Somalia, is adding two holidays to the school calendar to mark the Muslim holiday known as.
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