Across the country, a push to observe Muslim holidays in school calendars
People hold signs in support of recognizing Eid al-Fitr as a holiday during a San Francisco Unified School District meeting on March 7. (Photo courtesy of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center)
Instead of fully enjoying celebrations for Eid al-Fitr, the festival that marks the end of Ramadan, Aisha Majdoub has often found herself preoccupied, wondering what her classmates were doing or thinking about missed schoolwork as she tried to commemorate the holiday with family.
“If you miss math for one day, it’s pretty tough to get back on track,” said Majdoub, 15, a sophomore at Galileo Academy of Science and Technology, a public high school in San Francisco.
Her parents have also felt guilty, she said, “like (they) were depriving me of a day of education.”
