Somalia: Christians are exempted from Christmas ban
Non-Muslims living in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, are exempted from the ban on Christmas celebrations, a government official has said.
“Non-Muslims are free to celebrate. We are not after them,” mayor Yusuf Hussein Jimale told the BBC.
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He added that the ban applied to Muslims, and was introduced to prevent possible attacks by militant Islamist group al-Shabab on people who may gather at hotels or other public places.
Somalia is a predominantly Muslim nation..
