Monday, November 24, 2008
Ukraine's Crimean Parliament Votes To Add Muslim Eids As Public Holidays
Sources: World Bulletin (Istanbul) and Ukraine Public Holidays (qppstudio.net). During during a regular session of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, deputies passed a bill which would amend article 73 of the Labour Code of the Ukraine and would make the 2 Muslim Eid festivals (Qurban Bayram and Ramadan Bayram) public holidays in the Crimea.