i heard rumors that if you celebrate christian holidays in muslim world they will beat in public
2006-06-24 01:51:33 · 11 answers · asked by Amoy_Imburnal 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am from the middle east too, even arabs take part in our celebrations. Countries like UAE, Egypt, Lebanon, Baharain, Oman, Qatar have a number of Christian churches and are quite permissive in allowing ppl to follow their religion. but in some countries, celebrating christmas is a crime, as is conducting worship services.
2006-06-24 01:58:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is absolutely untrue !
Christians do celebrate their holidays in the middle east as much as they do else where in the world. Xmass is a day off for everybody -whether Christians or Muslims- in Jordan, Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon (as far as I know for the last one).
Muslims congratulate their christian neighbors and friends in their holidays, although they don't beleive in the cause behind them, since Islam askes its followers to show respect to other's beliefs...
2006-06-24 10:10:23 · answer #2 · answered by Hipatia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well. it's a bit miss understand,
first don't forge that there's Muslims and Christians there so the celebration is aloud of each Muslims and Christians feasts
but.. in Islam it's not aloud for Muslims to celebrate others feasts that's it but it's not a crime , I've seen a lot who hang a tree in his house at Christmas but like ii said in Islam it's forbidden and who is really Muslim he wouldn't do that,,
2006-06-24 09:00:55 · answer #3 · answered by beautiful stranger 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are very much mistaken, some middle eastern countries celebrate Christmas with Christians, they even have trees in their Muslim homes, and receive and give presents to and from friends, and go around eating with them on Christmas dinners, and I'm not exaggerating at all. try to visit Jordan at Christmas time.
2006-06-24 08:59:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No no of course no, I live In Egypt and I'm christian and we celebrate Christmas, even Muslims now make the Xmas tress at home :)
2006-06-24 08:54:49 · answer #5 · answered by Lara 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the country...and even the area of the country. I lived in Turkey and we weren't allowed to have any displays of Christmas in our homes visible from the street.
2006-06-24 09:02:31 · answer #6 · answered by kathy_is_a_nurse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THIS is not true..but for some of them congratulating a christian for the new year or christmas is forbidden(haram)...because by doing this they admit the christian faith(this is what they thought)
2006-06-24 08:56:25 · answer #7 · answered by donia f 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i live in a muslim country in middle east and i assure you we have no such things here.there is serious injustices and bad laws in here but not this one.we celebrate christmas ourselves because muslims do respect jesus christ as a prophet.
2006-06-24 09:00:13 · answer #8 · answered by Albert 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a special holliday that's called "Break out the party guns, we are going to town" Operation " hurt anything female or non-muslim."
2006-06-24 08:55:36 · answer #9 · answered by Sweetgal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would depend on where in the middle east you are .... probably not a lot of "Silent Night" being sung in Iran, that's for sure.
2006-06-24 08:55:52 · answer #10 · answered by sam21462 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋