True Talk: Jewish and Muslim Perspective about Religious Holidays on the Hillsborough School Calendar

True Talk Live

Hosts Ahmed Bedier and Samar Jarrah

Discuss the Hillsborough School District decision to remove religious holidays from the 2007/2008 school calendar.  A Christian group is blaming the move on the Muslim community.  What are the facts as they stand?

Guests include:

Johnathan Ellis of the Tampa Jewish Community Relations Council 

Steve Hagerty, School district of Hillsborough County

Joan Zaki Calendar Committee member and an American-Muslim parent.