religious holidays

The tinder box of Jerusalem and the tyranny of the religious calendar

By Daoud Kuttab — April 8, 2022
(RNS) — The holiday crunch doesn't bode well for a population already strained by repression and attacks.

Hindus in New Jersey school district want a day off for Diwali

By Katherine Davis-Young — February 25, 2014
(RNS) “I think if the school granted the (Diwali) holiday, then his friends would know, ‘OK, you are a Hindu,’” said Jyoti Sharma, who is asking the Millburn Township School District to consider a day off for Diwali for her son.
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