At 04:55 PM 5/12/06 -0500, you wrote:
I am most familiar with Islamic practice in the Middle East (Iraq, Jordan and Egypt). While Friday is usually taken as part of the weekend in those counties, Friday is not considered the Sabbath -- so there is no religious obligation to observe the whole day. I would suspect that the Islamic students in this country are seeking an accomodation that, they feel, respects their faith in the same way Sabbatarians are accomodated. Moreover, the principle religious service is noon prayers -- so
So, are you suggesting this is really the same sort of thing as "minority" religions seeking to add their "representation" to the list of alternate-side-parking-exemption days here in New York, whether there is any particular need for parking on the days or not?
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