Christmas Banned in Somalia - Does it get any lower?

[Alpha Blondy]

Somalia has issued a ban on Christmas celebrations in the Muslim-majority country after the Southeast Asian sultanate of Brunei announced a similar prohibition earlier this month with the threat of five years in jail.

 

Sheikh Mohamed Khayrow, director general of Somalia's religious affairs ministry, said on Tuesday that Christmas and New Year celebrations threatened the country's Muslim faith.

 

"There should be no activity at all," he told reporters, adding security forces had been ordered to break up any such festivities.

 

"All events related to Christmas and New Year celebrations are contrary to Islamic culture, which could damage the faith of the Muslim community."

 

Sheikh Nur Barud Gurhan, of the Supreme Religious Council of Somalia, also warned against celebrations, saying they could provoke al-Shabab "to carry out attacks".

 

 

Last year, the armed group launched a Christmas Day attack on the African Union's heavily fortified headquarters in the capital Mogadishu, killing three AU soldiers and a civilian.

 

Somalia, which issued a similar ban in 2013, follows the Islamic calendar that does not recognise January 1 as the beginning of the year.

 

There are almost no Christians left living in the country, although a bombed-out Italian-built Catholic cathedral remains a city landmark Mogadishu.

 

Foreign diplomats, aid workers, and soldiers living in the AU compound are permitted to mark the day privately.

 

read more here: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/12/somalia-bans-christmas-year-celebrations-151223180327602.html

 

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as if Somalia wasn't already a place of intolerance , its now officially banned Christmas. being the world's only failed state, Somalia, has been besieged by terrorism, foreign occupation, poverty, instability, protracted clan warfare and now its banned Christmas to allegedly 'protect Islam'. pathetic.

 

Somalia's savage clans have been engaged in a protracted and aimless war against each other, while their country is annexed between Ethiopia and Kenyan forces, supported by AMISOM Christian forces. the Ethiopia expeditionary forces based in Somalia needn't worry about this banning because they celebrate Christmas around the 7th of January, by which time the Somalia government will have forgotten its banning of Christmas.

 

its quite tragic that Somalia's Christians cannot celebrate Christmas in their own country because its banned. pathetic.

[galbeedi]

Did they think Al-shabaab will give them a break because they ban charismas?. It is in almost every major newspaper around the world. The only country in the Muslim world banning charismas.

 

This leader is incompetent. Over half million Somalis are scattered around western Christian nations seeking refuge, yet , he decided to put his ugly for all to see. Does anyone guess what they trying to gain?. Maybe they were trying to answer to warlord Dahir Alasow who accused them something about NGO or what not, I do not remember.

[xabad]

Imagine Kenya banning Eid celebrations.

 

imagine the condemnation they would've received, Obama would've phoned Uhuru immediately, Kerry would be on the plane next day to Nairobi.

 

Somalia, Tajikistan and Brunei have banned Christmas celebration, no condemnation from the world.

 

Such a tolerant religion.

[Alpha Blondy]

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@galbeedi

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Did they think Al-shabaab will give them a break because they ban charismas?. It is in almost every major newspaper around the world. The only country in the Muslim world banning charismas.

 

This leader is incompetent. Over half million Somalis are scattered around western Christian nations seeking refuge, yet , he decided to put his ugly for all to see. Does anyone guess what they trying to gain?. Maybe they were trying to answer to warlord Dahir Alasow who accused them something about NGO or what not, I do not remember.

 

Galbeedi,

 

Happy Holidays sxb,

 

not entirely surprised at Somalia's incompetence. this is a shame. sadly as the world progresses and moves on, reer Somalia are continually stuck in the medieval ages. their empty threats and bravado isn't impressing anyone.

 

if the international calaami and deeqbixiyaasha folks are celebrating Christmas inside the heavily protected international community airport, and the AMISOM occupying forces are celebrating privately in their compounds, who is this Christmas ban meant for?

 

the entire incident is a PR disaster for this nation of degenerates and failures. there are several different spokespersons for this useless government, all operating independently. there's a decentralised communications policy. the unregulated ulama of Somalia ought to be held to account for their fatwas, punished and sentenced accordingly.

 

[Alpha Blondy]

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@xabad

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Imagine Kenya banning

Eid

celebrations.

 

imagine the condemnation they would've received, Obama would've phoned Uhuru immediately, Kerry would be on the plane next day to Nairobi.

 

Somalia, Tajikistan and Brunei have banned Christmas celebration, no condemnation from the world.

 

Such a tolerant religion.

 

this is disgraceful. the world is laughing at these brutal dictatorships and emirships.

 

if Eid, Ramadan or any Islamic traditions were banned, the Muslims will be up in arms, possibly even resorting to terrorism and killing people. but the hypocrites, they are.

 

in Arabia, the prophet Mohamed (p.b.u.h) safeguarded the religious rights of minorities, but in Somalia, they are happy to execute them, without any regard for human rights.

[galbeedi]

you too Alpha,

happy holidays.

[Holac]

Co-workers were asking me why Somalia banned Christmas. I told them it was banned by a rogue tribal leader, which is exactly what Culusoow is. He doesn't speak for all Somalis.

 

 

[Alpha Blondy]

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@Holac

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Co-workers were asking me why Somalia banned Christmas. I told them it was banned by a rogue tribal leader, which is exactly what Culusoow is. He doesn't speak for all Somalis.

 

good on you for distancing yourself from their draconian and medieval ways. i can only imagine the shame you felt having to justify yourself for their inexcusable and rogue ways.

[Alpha Blondy]

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@galbeedi

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you too Alpha,

happy holidays.

 

thanks.

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

Sax, saasaa la rabaa. Hala mamnuuca, gaalo iyo gaaloraac haku dhigtaan feestooyinkooda meelahee ka soo jeedaan.

 

Waligeed Soomaaliya laguma dhigin laakiin kuwa wareersan oo reer dibadjoog ah oo hay'ado diimo kale faafiyo u adeego ayaa watay inay xaflad Muqdisho ka sameystaan 25ta bisha. Taas mid laga yeelaayo ma'aha. Sanadka cusub ha dhigtaan haddee rabaan oo qof u diidaayo maleh.

[gooni]

What are the Christmas? And what kind celebrations they do?

What is the meaning this two words from allah su.wa غير المغضوب ولضالين

Who is المغضوب

Who is ضالين ?

 

We read fatiha seventeen times a day and night and even more, no needs to witness charcoal pork and alcohol in our own country let them hide under the tent.

 

[Alpha Blondy]

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@gooni

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What are the Christmas? And what kind celebrations they do?

What is the meaning this two words from allah su.wa

غير المغضوب ولضالين

Who is المغضوب

Who is ضالين ?

 

We read fatiha seventeen times a day and night and even more, no needs to witness charcoal pork and alcohol in our own country let them hide under the tent.

 

Christmas inst necessarily a Christian tradition, ma garatay? who says its to do with pork and alcohol only? such prejudices only reinforced your innate hatred for non-Muslim people. for the vast majority of Christians, its about observance of Prophet Issa's birthday and spending quality time with their loved ones and not the consumption of alcoholic beverages and overfeeding on swine meat. are you against this? i needn't remind you that Christianity is one of the Abrahamic religions.

 

did you see they were celebrating Mowlid ul Nabi in Somalia? isn't that an innovation too?

[Alpha Blondy]

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@Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar

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Sax, saasaa la rabaa. Hala mamnuuca, gaalo iyo gaaloraac haku dhigtaan feestooyinkooda meelahee ka soo jeedaan.

 

Waligeed Soomaaliya laguma dhigin laakiin kuwa wareersan oo reer dibadjoog ah oo hay'ado diimo kale faafiyo u adeego ayaa watay inay xaflad Muqdisho ka sameystaan 25ta bisha. Taas mid laga yeelaayo ma'aha. Sanadka cusub ha dhigtaan haddee rabaan oo qof u diidaayo maleh.

 

i didn't understand your comment because its peppered with af-maay, a locally spoken variant of the Somali language. MMA, if you're not happy with Christmas, why don't you just leave north America? im quite sure they need your skills in Koonfur Galbeed's various institutions.