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Washington doesn’t recognize Easter or Yom Kippur as state holidays, but it does recognize two Islamic holidays Apr 29, 2025 5:00 pm By Robert Spencer 2 Comments When we warned about Islamization, the establishment media called us racist, bigoted, “Islamophobes.” Islam was going to take its place in our secular mosaic, equal to all other faiths. And that is just what is happening, isn’t it? “Washington 1st State To Recognize Islamic Holidays As State Holidays,” by Hank Berrien, Daily Wire, April 25, 2025: The state of Washington, which does not officially recognize Easter or Yom Kippur as state holidays, became the first state in the nation to recognize the two Islamic holidays of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as unpaid state-recognized holidays when Democrat Governor Bob Ferguson signed the legislation into law this month. “Senate Bill 5106, sponsored by Sen. Yasmin Trudeau (D-Tacoma), adds both Eid holidays to a list of 20 other state holidays. Rep. Osman Salahuddin (D-Redmond) sponsored the companion bill,” Ferguson’s website stated. “The new law does not establish Eid holidays as paid holidays, but rather adds them to the state’s list of recognized observances, similar to Lunar New Year or Billy Frank Jr. Day.” “This bill is historic. Washington is now the first state to recognize Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as state holidays,” Ferguson boasted on Facebook….