This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Make eid an official holiday for all Muslims in the UK.
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Eid is a religious holiday for all Muslims. Not all Muslims who celebrate eid are able to spend it with their family & loved ones as they do not get a day off.For Christmas and Easter everyone gets more than 1 week off. Eid is a religious holiday and everyone is entitled to have a religious holiday.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/220501
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