Muslims & Christmas: Plans, Challenges

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::artlead::Ahead of the worldwide celebration of the Christmas feast, many Nigerian families and communities look up to the day as another avenue to strengthen social cohesion between Muslims.::/artlead::
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Nigeria’s Xmas Fosters Religious Cohesion Ahead of the worldwide celebration of the Christmas feast, many Nigerian families and communities look up to the day as another avenue to strengthen social cohesion between Muslims.		Xmas Challenges US Muslim Families Twinkling lights set the night aglow. Ornament-strewn Christmas trees peek through most homes’ windows, greeting folks as they pass by. Santa Claus and his elves wave to shoppers.
UK Muslims Welcome Homeless in Xmas Though he does not celebrate the season’s festivities himself, a British Muslim has invited the needy and homeless to enjoy Christmas day for free in his restaurant in the British town.		Kashmir Floods Disrupt Xmas Plans Months after being stricken by the worst floods in the past five decades, Kashmiri Christians are anticipating a somber Christmas as they struggle to reopen their church which.
Canada Xmas, Time for Muslim Sharing As Canadians braced for a festive Christmas holiday, the country’s Muslims are using their time off during the Christmas season for family gatherings, community programs and to volunteer with charities.		Avoid Christmas Wishes: Malaysian NGO A leading Malaysian Muslim NGO has urged Muslims to avoid saying Christmas wishes, calling them to respect the Islamic teachings that nullify the religious and ritual nature of the Christmas.
Exchange Muslim Students Celebrate Xmas Observing Christmas for the first time in America, Muslim exchange students in Wisconsin will share their friends the festivities, embracing the Christmas traditions along with their colleagues.		S. Africa “Open Mosque” Hosts Xmas Lunch Overcoming controversies that surrounded its inauguration, Cape Town ‘Open Mosque’ has invited Christians to attend its interfaith Christmas lunch, offering them halal food and non-alcoholic beverages.
US Muslims, Jews Help Needy in Xmas It’s Christmas day again, and St. Louis Muslims and Jews are putting the final touches on their programs for a day of interfaith community service, to cheer their Christian counterparts.		Israeli Canisters Decorate Bethlehem Xmas Tree In a symbolic gesture to remind the world of their ordeal, Palestinian activists have decorated Christmas trees with tear gas canisters and stun grenades, fired at them during the last Gaza war.

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