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CLEVELAND: As Ramadan ends, Muslim students seek school holiday parity with other faiths

By Nicole Neroulias, 9/2/10

NEW YORK -- For Nikhat Choudhury, the Muslim holidays of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha mean picking out new clothes, getting together with her cousins and feasting on homemade samosas and other traditional South Asian dishes.

In recent years, these joyous occasions have come with a struggle: Can she afford to stay home? New York City public schools allow absences for religious reasons, but Choudhury, 15, says it's much harder to catch up on the work now that she's in high school.

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SILIVE: Gov. David Paterson isn't apologizing for 'almost westernized' Muslim comment

By SiLive, 9/1/10

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Gov. David Paterson said today that he doesn't need to apologize to Muslim groups who criticized him for comments last week in which he described developers of an Islamic center and mosque planned near Ground Zero as peaceful and "almost westernized" Muslims.

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CBS: Obama: Recent Violence Won’t Derail Mideast Peace Talks

By CBS, 9/1/10

NEW YORK (CBS 2) – President Barack Obama is condemning fresh violence by the Palestinian terror group Hamas as a new round of peace talks gets underway in Washington.

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YNN: 5 Teens Arrested After Shot Fired Outside NY Mosque

By YNN, 9/1/10

5 Teens Arrested After Shot Fired Outside NY Mosque

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