Somalia’s Federal government on Tuesday, December 22, banned the celebrations of Christmas and New Year in the capital Mogadishu. It says celebrating Christmas is against faith of Somali Muslims and won’t allow it happen in the country.

Director General of Somalia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs, Sheikh Mohamed Khayrow announced the decision in a Press Conference held in Mogadishu along with the Vice Chairman of the Supreme Religious Council (SRC), Sheikh Nur Barud Gurhan.

All events related to Christmas and New Year celebrations are contrary to Islamic culture, which could damage aqidah (faith) of the Muslim community. He added:

Sheikh Nur Barud Gurhan, the deputy chairman of the Supreme Religious Council of Somalia said that such events might motivate extremist group al-Shabaab to launch attacks in the capital.

“We [Islamic Scholars] are warning against the celebration of such events which are not relevant to the principles of our religion. Such events give also al-Shabaab to carry out attacks.”


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Imagine that.

and your so called eid-malooo does not couse problems right?, ok can a good muslim here on nairaland tell me who the al-shabab are? Or who boko-haram are or even the dreded ISIS....they are al fuuucking muslims and they are the fuuucking terrorists, imagine now tell me who is fighting who?

religion of pieces

Peace eh

Imagine an islamic govt using terrorists to threaten it's people And some lunatics will come and tell us here that terrorism has nothing to do with islam.