"A primary school infuriated parents after cancelling the traditional Christmas nativity play to make way for the Muslim festival of Eid.Parents at the Nottingham school [Greenwood Junior School, send them mail]were told that the planned performance had to be pulled because some of the pupils wanted to celebrate Eid at home with their families.
In a letter, sent by the staff at Greenwood Junior School, mothers and fathers were told: 'It is with much regret that we have had to cancel this year's Christmas performances." [Primary school cancels nativity play because it interferes with Muslim festival of Eid, By Chris Johnson, December 4, 2008]
