{"id":2581676,"date":"2026-03-19T10:49:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ca-bill-will-create-2-new-islamic-state-holidays-help-combat-rising-islamophobia-as-islamists-slaughter-innocents-in-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T10:50:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:50:44","slug":"ca-bill-will-create-2-new-islamic-state-holidays-help-combat-rising-islamophobia-as-islamists-slaughter-innocents-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ca-bill-will-create-2-new-islamic-state-holidays-help-combat-rising-islamophobia-as-islamists-slaughter-innocents-in-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"CA Bill Will Create 2 New Islamic State Holidays, Help Combat Rising &#8216;Islamophobia&#8217; as Islamists Slaughter Innocents in Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fca-bill-will-create-2-new-islamic-state-holidays-help-combat-rising-islamophobia-as-islamists-slaughter-innocents-in-iran%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2581676&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Western Journal article reports on California considering official recognition of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as state holidays, based on a bill introduced by democratic Assemblyman Matt Haney and covered by KTXL. It <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >explains teh holidays\u2019 meanings<\/a> (citing the BBC and Muslim Aid) and notes that Muslim community leaders view the move as a historic step toward combating islamophobia, while Haney frames the bill as a matter of tolerance and dignity for Muslim residents. The piece also presents arguments and statements that criticize Islam and Muslims, including population comparisons, insinuations about cultural disruption, and references to scriptural passages and extremist-leaning sources.It includes quotes from public figures, a Dinesh D<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-irish-parliament-lets-go-lick-the-world\/\" title=\"Biden to Irish Parliament: Let&#039;s Go Lick the World!\">\u2019souza interview<\/a>, and calls from opponents that frame Muslims as opposing Western norms. The article is interwoven with multimedia elements, ads, and interactive components, and it blends reporting with opinion and controversial rhetoric. it presents the legislative proposal as a point of cultural and political contention, highlighting both supportive commentary and anti-Muslim claims.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Useful idiots in California want to bend the knee to Islam, removing all doubt that this state can be saved.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fox40.com\/news\/california-connection\/eid-state-holidays-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KTXL<\/a> reported on Sunday that Democratic State Assemblyman Matt Haney has introduced a <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bill<\/a> that would officially recognize two Muslim holidays &mdash; Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha &mdash; as state holidays.<\/p>\n<p>Eid al-Fitr, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/newsround\/articles\/czx4e96qpr6o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a> noted, means &ldquo;festival of the breaking of the fast,&rdquo; marking the end of Ramadan.<\/p>\n<p>Muslim community leaders commended the bill as a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democrats-mock-trumps-health-guidance-linking-tylenol-to-autism\/\" title=\"Top Democrats mock Trump\u2019s health guidance linking Tylenol to Autism\">historic step&#038;rdquo<\/a>; in efforts to combat Islamophobia, per KTXL.<\/p>\n<p>Eid al-Adha, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muslimaid.org\/media-centre\/blog\/eid-al-adha-faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Muslim Aid<\/a>, is Islam&rsquo;s commemorating when Ibrahim &mdash; Abraham &mdash; was called by God to sacrifice Ismael &mdash; Ishmael. The Quran does not explicitly claim which son of Abraham was sacrificed, but most Muslims say it was Ishmael, not Isaac.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Haney gave the typical answer for Western liberals, viewing this issue on the basis of tolerance. &ldquo;California is home to one of the largest and most vibrant Muslim communities in the country, and their traditions deserve recognition and respect,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No student should have to choose between celebrating one of the holiest days of their faith and showing up to school, and no worker should feel they have to sacrifice their religious observance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>If Muslim students wish to be surrounded by a culture more acclimated to their beliefs, perhaps they should live in a Muslim majority country. The United States is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.datapandas.org\/ranking\/muslim-population-by-country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ranked<\/a> 56th for its Muslim population, with 3.5 million Muslims within its borders.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s small in comparison to Indonesia or Pakistan, which have 242 million and 240 million respectively, ranking 1st and 2nd.<\/p>\n<p>India, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Egypt, and Turkey all have high Muslim populations as well.<\/p>\n<p>Yet Muslims come here and proceed to upend our customs and norms.<\/p>\n<p>According to Haney, his bill&rsquo;s intent is for Muslims to be &ldquo;seen, valued and treated with the same dignity as every other community in our state.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Herein lies the problem &mdash; Muslims do not want <em>the same&nbsp;<\/em>dignity as every other community.<\/p>\n<p>Muhammad did not instruct his followers to peacefully coexist, but to fight the enemies of Islam. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thereligionofpeace.com\/pages\/quran\/violence.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quran 4:76<\/a> reads, &ldquo;Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah, and those who disbelieve, fight in the cause of Taghut (Satan, etc.). So fight you against the friends of Shaitan (Satan).&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thereligionofpeace.com\/attacks\/attacks.aspx?Yr=Last30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheReligionofPeace.com<\/a> reports that in the last 30 days, there have been 142 attacks in 22 countries, killing 550 people and injuring 757 others in the name of Islam.<\/p>\n<p>Filmmaker Dinesh D&rsquo;Souza interviewed Imam Mohammad Tawhidi for his 2020 film &ldquo;Trump Card,&rdquo; in which the latter spoke about why Muslims vote for the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yRdaq3QmVrU?si=MgA_xdRNKc3MLApC\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I saw them as very stupid. I would fear the conservatives because they come with principle. That&rsquo;s not someone they [Muslims] can brainwash, but the left, I know they have no values and no principles to begin with. I dare you to find one Islamic extremist that votes for Donald Trump,&rdquo; Tawhidi said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They would never do it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Officials like Haney are walking this country down a dark path.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, and Eid al-Adha commemorates Abraham\u2019s willingness to sacrifice his son; the text notes that many Muslims believe the sacrificed son was Ishmael, though the Qur\u2019an does not explicitly identify which son.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Muslim community leaders are quoted as calling the bill a historic step against Islamophobia, while Haney argues that California\u2019s Muslim community deserves recognition, and that students and workers should not have to choose between religious observance and attendance or work.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The author then shifts to a strongly critical, anti-Muslim tone, suggesting that Muslims seek cultural dominance rather than mere acceptance. 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