By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 13:06 EST, 17 October 2013 | UPDATED: 07:04 EST, 18 October 2013 Both candidates vying to become the next New York City mayor have announced they support added vacation days for Muslim public school students. Democrat and frontrunner Bill de Blasio said Wednesday that it’s only fair to give religious holidays off for the city Muslim students just as they do for Christians and Jews. His Republican opponent Joe Lhota agreed and said he’s supported such a revision of the public school schedule throughout his candidacy. Scroll down for video 'Different faiths coming together': NYC mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio spoke to Muslim Americans in Brooklyn Wednesday, where he said he supports two new school holidays for religious observance
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Both candidates say the city schools should observe the Muslim holy days of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha
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Around 13 percent of NYC public school students practice Islam
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'Everybody would like to be recognized': Mayor Bloomberg has staunchly opposed the added days off
'Those who are Muslim will be allowed to have that day off': de Blasio's Republican rival Joe Lhota said Wednesday that he's supported Muslim holidays in @placeholder schools throughout his campaign