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Heedless of Communist demands that still more "reactionaries" be thrown into already crowded jails, Kassem chose the eve of the Moslem Id al-Adha holiday to give amnesty to hundreds of political exiles and prisoners arrested after last year's revolt. "This will provide an opportunity for all citizens to live in an atmosphere free from feuds and grudges," declared Kassem...
Last week Mohammedans celebrated their "Festival of the Sacrifice," their Id al-adha, with slaying of animals and donations of the flesh to the poor. In New York City the festival had unusual significance. It disclosed the fact that the city has 18,000 Moslems?Polish Tartars, Albanians, Turks, Hindus, Arabs, Malays, Filipinos. Some 700 assembled at Brooklyn for the first time for prayer, prostration and sacrifice...