US: The battle for Eid holidays in the country’s largest urban university system
Nadia Khan never got a day off for Eid during primary school in New York City. Her family would keep her home on the two Muslim holidays and send a note to her teachers the following day, letting them know about her absence. In high school, though, the notes wouldn’t work. She had to sacrifice family gatherings and prayers at the mosque for exams she could not make up. In […]
