Christian Schools Closing for Islamic Festival

AMSTERDAM, 23/09/08 - At least two Amsterdam secondary schools with 
a Christian basis are to close during the Sugar Feast to accede to their 
Muslim pupils. Various other schools are also doing so, Reformatorisch 
Dagblad newspaper reported yesterday.

The Calvijn met Junior College in Amsterdam and the Huygens College, 
also in the capital, are both closing for the Sugar Feast. The Islamic 
festival marks the end of the Ramadan month of fasting and falls on or 
around 1 October this year.

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Source: "NIS News Bulletin"
http://www.nisnews.nl/public/230908_2.htm

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