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Han Chinese groups demand blood in revenge for deadly riots
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersThousands of Chinese, many wielding sticks, clubs and knives, marched today through Uighur neighborhoods of the northwestern city of Urumqi chanting "blood for blood'' and singing the Chinese national anthem. Chinese police and paramilitaries deployed by...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Facebook, Blood, Crimes, Gang Activity
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Bloomberg: Schools can't observe Muslim holidays
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says New York City's schools can't close for Muslim holidays. The City Council is considering a non-binding resolution on Tuesday asking the Education Department to observe Eid al-Fitr (ayd ahl-FIH'-tur) and Eid al-Adha (eed al-...Tags: Regional Authority, Holidays, Religious Festivals, Michael Bloomberg
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Muslims push to add holy days as official NYC school holidays; mayor says no
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (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. Hassan, 17, is one of thousands of Muslim students in the city who...Tags: New Jersey, Freedom of Religion, History, Holidays, Religious Festivals
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Region 16 School District Considers Muslim Holidays
Associated PressA Connecticut school district representing two towns is considering a proposal to close schools on two Muslim holidays. The Region 16 Board of Education is expected to take up the proposal this week from the Student Council. The board represents...Tags: Beacon Falls, Holidays, Connecticut
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Region 16 School District: No To Muslim Holidays
Associated PressA Connecticut school district representing Prospect and Beacon Falls won't adopt a proposal to close schools on two Muslim holidays. The Region 16 Board of Education Wednesday stood by its current policy, which allows students excused absences on any...Tags: Beacon Falls, Prospect, Holidays, Religious Festivals, Connecticut
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Dr. Hassan Hathout dies at 84; Islamic leader fostered interfaith relations
Dr. Hassan Hathout, a physician, medical ethicist and leader of the Southern California Islamic community who was at the forefront of efforts to demystify American Muslims and build interfaith bonds, has died. He was 84.
Hathout died of natural causes...Tags: Medical Specialization, Leo Baeck, Christianity, Whittier, Colleges and Universities
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October 26: Holday semantics, Greenspan's follies, sizing up the candidates
Daniel S. Hamilton; Eric A. Kopp; Michael Darling; Michael Ward; Harvey KarronNo holiday from controversy It is disappointing to hear that Fireworks by Grucci is pulling out of the Patchogue boat parade, but I am right behind the company on its decision ["Christmas controversy," News, Oct. 23]. We are slowly phasing out...Tags: Sarah Palin, National Security, Holidays, John McCain, Religious Festivals
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Iraqi suicide bomber targets home of Iraqi police commissioner who was in US detention
Associated Press WriterBAGHDAD (AP) _ A suicide bomber blew herself up Monday among police officers who were celebrating the release of a comrade from U.S. custody, killing at least 22 people, Iraqi officials said. Separate bombings in Iraq killed 13 other people. The...Tags: Holidays, Foreign Aid, Guerrilla Activity, Death and Dying, Reconstruction
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Steadfast
September afternoons on the soccer field at Randallstown High can heat up quickly, and Ousmane Toure tires much more quickly than he usually does. During a break in practice, Toure eagerly pours water over his head and arms to cool off, but he will not...Tags: Holidays, Religious Festivals, Belief and Faith, Athletes, People
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O holy fiesta! A Mexican Christmas Eve
My parents remain the only ones of their respective siblings who have no grandchildren, so we -- Mom, Dad, me, a brother and two sisters -- spend most of our Christmas Eves with the family of my Tía Maria.
Eight of her 11 children live on the same street...Tags: Hanukkah, Holidays, Religious Festivals, Dining and Drinking, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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In search of New Year's
New Year's Day is the hardest holiday to make sense of precisely because it's the easiest one to sleep through; as the most arbitrary of designations -- New Year's falls on different days in Nepal or Ethiopia or China or California -- it asks us, even...Tags: Holidays, Hanukkah, Religious Festivals, Dalai Lama, Shintoism
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Muslim celebration of Eid al-Fitr is marked by sweet dishes
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTODAY marks the start of Eid al-Fitr, a three-day holiday signaling the end of Ramadan, Islam's holiest month. According to culinary historian and former Times food writer Charles Perry, " ''Fitr,' or the 'breaking of fast,' is traditionally associated...Tags: Holidays, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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