Jersey City Muslims Scream ‘We Are Majority Now’ As They Demand Special Privileges

A Jersey City school board meeting Thursday to vote on whether to close for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha on Sept. 24 turned contentious before the board ultimately decided not to close schools next week.

EDITOR’S NOTE: When Muslims in their host countries are in the minority, they are obsessed with minority rights. When Muslims are in a majority in any nation, there are no minority rights. They are the only immigrant people group on the face of the earth that refuse to assimilate to the culture of the nations they migrate to. Why? Because all Muslim migration is ultimately about conquering that nation in the name of Allah. Protests like these will soon spread to Muslims demanding Halal foods be served in fast food restaurants, that Sharia Law be implemented, the list will be endless. It is already happening right now in England and Germany.

The Jersey City Board of Education had originally proposed to close schools next Thursday so that Muslim students could observe the holiday, and the City Council unanimously supported it a week ago. The academic year would have extended one day to June 23, 2016 as a result.

But during the nearly four hours of debate at the board meeting Thursday, some of the Jewish faith said they felt they were being discriminated against because they weren’t getting their own school days off for holidays like Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

“Many of our Jewish community members are feeling left out,” said parent Roy Tomargo.

As the debate wore on and it became clear that the school board would not close schools next Thursday, Muslim community members nearly walked out in anger and frustration.

“We feel alienated from the Board of Education, we feel alienated from this system,” said Omar Abouelkhair.

In the original resolution announcing the vote, the board said it was “committed to honoring the great diversity of our district, including our religious diversity,” and that it will “continue to engage our communities to explore ways to support its diverse communities and celebrate our many cultures and faiths.”

Eid al-Adha, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, is one of the most important Muslim holidays, along with the holiday of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan.

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