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Somalia Bans Christmas, New Year Festivities by BushidoBlue(m): 8:24pm On Dec 23, 2015
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/somalia-bans-christmas-new-year-festivities/


Somalia’s government has banned celebrations of Christmas and New Year in the Muslim majority country, saying the festivities might attract Islamist attacks. “All events related to Christmas and New Year celebrations are contrary to Islamic culture, which could damage the faith of the Muslim community,” the director general of the religious affairs ministry told reporters on Tuesday.
Sheikh Mohamed Khayrow said security forces had been ordered to break up any such celebrations. “There should be no activity at all,” he said. Sheikh Nur Barud Gurhan, of the Supreme Religious Council of Somalia, said that non-Muslim festivities might provoke the ire of the Shebab, East Africa’s Al-Qaeda branch, which is headquartered in Somalia.
“We are warning against the celebration of such events which are not relevant to the principles of our religion,” Gurhan added, saying it could provoke the Shebab “to carry out attacks”. Last year Shebab militants launched a Christmas attack on Mogadishu airport that killed at least 12 people.
Somalia is at least the second Muslim majority country to ban Christmas this year, after Brunei announced a similar prohibition. Somalia also issued a previous ban in 2013. Somalia also follows the Islamic calendar that does not recognise January 1 as the beginning of the year. There are almost no Christians left living in Somalia, although a bombed-out Italian-built Catholic cathedral remains a city landmark in the capital Mogadishu. Foreign diplomats, aid workers and soldiers living in the fortified airport compound are permitted to hold private parties.
Re: Somalia Bans Christmas, New Year Festivities by great664(m): 8:26pm On Dec 23, 2015
Same thing in Brunei, the Islamic terrorist are getting bigger but will soon be heard only on history book
Re: Somalia Bans Christmas, New Year Festivities by ERockson: 8:35pm On Dec 23, 2015
The same people will demand to practise their religion in other countries. ISLAMABAD
Re: Somalia Bans Christmas, New Year Festivities by tartar9(m): 8:36pm On Dec 23, 2015
security first
Re: Somalia Bans Christmas, New Year Festivities by motherlode: 8:37pm On Dec 23, 2015
Persecution in disguise
Re: Somalia Bans Christmas, New Year Festivities by doublewisdom: 8:38pm On Dec 23, 2015
How Buhari would have loved to do same in Nigeria. Bl00dy fanatic!

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