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Meet Our Jersey Muslim of the Month: Laila Khan
Laila Khan waits for no one. Khan, an outgoing 11- year-old activist in the making was given the Young Leader Award by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) at their annual fundraising banquet.
She charmed the crowd with her mellifluous voice and impassioned speech about the work she’s done to make public schools, specifically in her town, Montclair, recognize Eid Al-Fitr as a school holiday.
“Why don’t we have off for our holidays too?
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It doesn’t make sense.” she probed matter-of-factly.
“They didn’t talk about Ramadan or Eid. We learn about Christmas and Hanukkah every year. I’m not saying we shouldn’t learn about other people’s holidays but what about the other ones?
In Montclair, we have off for Columbus Day, but we don’t have off for Eid,” she said.
The sixth-grader also has high academic aspirations as she endured the long application and examinations in order to be accepted into Montclair Kimb