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Somalia bans Christmas and New year celebrations, says they are ‘un-Islamic’

Dec 23, 2015 8:06 am By Robert Spencer

Sharia-compliant hearts are three sizes too small. Meanwhile, in the West, those who oppose this bigotry and intolerance are branded bigoted and intolerant by an intelligentsia determinedly heedless of what is coming.

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Islamic Tolerance Alert from Somalia:”Somalia bans Christmas and New year celebrations, says they are ‘unislamic,'” by Nancy Agutu, The Star, December 23, 2015:

Somali government has banned festivities during Christmas and New Year.

Ministry of Religious Affairs said events related to the celebrations are contrary to Islamic culture, which could damage the faith of the Muslim community.

Director General Mohamed Khayrow on Tuesday ordered security forces to be on the look out for such activities.

“All security forces are advised to halt or dissolve any gatherings. There should be no activity at all,” Khayrow said.

The Director General was speaking in Mogadishu accompanied by Vice Chairman of the Supreme Religious Council Nur Gurhan.

New Vision media on Wednesday reported that Gurhan cautioned marking the festivities “might motivate al Shabaab militants to launch attacks in Somalia”.

Somalia has been the target of various attacks that compelled Kenya to send its troops to the country for aid.

“We Islamic Scholars are warning against the celebration of such events which are not relevant to the principles of our religion,” Gurhan said.

He further warned leaders that holding festivities besides the two Islamic Eids would amount to immorality….

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Filed Under: Featured, Islamic bigotry and intolerance, Islamic supremacism, Sharia, Somalia Tagged With: Mohamed Khayrow


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  1. IQ al Rassooli says

    Dec 23, 2015 at 8:32 am

    Somalis are the ones that the Muslim Traitor in Chief brings UNDOCUMENTED to the USA and helps them with hundreds of millions of American (none Muslims) tax dollars

    Someone with a backbone in either Congress, Senate or the Media should raise this very subject with him

    As far as Muslims are concerned, every dollar paid to them is NOT Charity but Submission to Jizzya!

    Again I repeat not expecting a single person to be able to REFUTE any of my adjectives:

    Muhammad, his Quran, his Sunna, Sharia and every single Muslim are Hatemongering, Duplicitous, Warmongering, Misogynist, Disloyal, Racist, Hypocritical, Cowardly, Intolerant, Merciless, Vile and hence utterly Ungodly

    Prove me wrong or SUE ME?

    IQ al Rassooli
    Kafir & Proud!

    • mortimer says

      Dec 23, 2015 at 11:02 am

      I agree that ‘practicing’ Muslims may only make ‘temporary’ agreements with the dirty kafirs and then, they may brake them without warning to benefit Muslims. For instance, they may default on a debt and then accuse the Kafir of blasphemy so the Kafir goes to jail instead of being repaid.

      Most Muslims do not wish to act like Mohammed, and have not read the Sira and hadiths to know Mohammed. Most Muslims practice Islam-à-la-carte, rather than full Islam.

      Mohammed is the greatest liability to Islam.

  2. Marty says

    Dec 23, 2015 at 8:56 am

    The UK is highly enriched by Somalian mohammedans.
    Since their own land is such an islamic paradise, why on Earth do
    they keep coming to the UK ?
    Anyone know ?

    • Michael Copeland says

      Dec 23, 2015 at 12:22 pm

      Hijra – migration to impose Islam.
      Inflict Sharia Law on All Mankind – I.S.L.A.M.

    • Infidel from Down Under says

      Dec 23, 2015 at 10:58 pm

      The welfare money has dried up in their homelands . But countries like Britain stupidly reward people well to sit around and do nothing but pray every few hours

  3. mortimer says

    Dec 23, 2015 at 10:49 am

    Robert Spencer wrote: “in the West, those who oppose this bigotry and intolerance are branded bigoted and intolerant”

    Exactly true. In other words, those who have studied the Islamic source texts and the Islam’s history of jihad are called ‘ignorant’ by those who are truly ignorant of Islam having read nothing about Islam.

    Western elites are the aristocracy of the unread…believing that cultural Marxism and multiculturalism provide the answers…without evidence that multiculturalism will tame jihad.

    • Michael Copeland says

      Dec 23, 2015 at 12:26 pm

      Without evidence that multiculturalism will achieve anything, but in the confidence that it will undermine and destroy national identities. It is a conspiracy against the native Europeans.

  4. mortimer says

    Dec 23, 2015 at 10:57 am

    The Pact of Omar is brought out whenever Islam becomes triumphant and real religious persecution begins. Any excuse for crushing minorities is exploited to inflict suffering.

  5. parousia says

    Dec 23, 2015 at 1:34 pm

    Look what wonderful Saud family just did for Christmas

    http://screwlife.com/2015/12/20/saudi-arabia-sharia-court-introduces-10-years-jail-term-for-anyone-who-celebrates-christmas/

    • Semeru says

      Dec 24, 2015 at 2:11 am

      ^ Satire

  6. Lucretius says

    Dec 23, 2015 at 2:47 pm

    “Gurhan cautioned marking the festivities “might motivate al Shabaab militants to launch attacks in Somalia”.”

    Pope Frank totally gets it. Either don’t offend or expect a punch in the nose.

  7. Infidel from Down Under says

    Dec 23, 2015 at 4:16 pm

    Brunei has also banned any public Christmas celebrations with jail terms for offenders as its Sultan moves that country into the final stages of becoming a full sharia law state. Foreigners can celebrate but it must be in private out of public view

  8. Shmooviyet says

    Dec 23, 2015 at 4:32 pm

    Perhaps there is a use for the loud Christmas Tree sweatshirt received years ago and never worn.
    Might wear it to Mall of America, complete with Santa hat, and smile in the face of the glares that are sure to come.
    I find some Somali women’s garish burqas offensive and un-Christian, too, along with actions such as violent youth gang attacks and threats to behead non-believers. Can we ban those?

    • Infidel from Down Under says

      Dec 23, 2015 at 10:40 pm

      @Shmooviyet, As an Aussie retail exec I visited Mall of America several times during the 1990,s. I found the people then to be friendly and hospitable. Like so many places in Western civilization in recent times including parts of Australia, it sounds like things may have changed there (for the worse) a bit recently

      • Shmooviyet says

        Dec 24, 2015 at 5:23 pm

        @Infidel–Yes, things have changed. The MoA still has friendly people– tourists, regular shoppers–, but as the cities surrounding it have been overrun, and it’s been determined to be a desirable target for violence, the ‘feel’ of the place is not what it was just ten years ago.

        A sad, infuriating situation for so many in the West– especially those who do feel safe, then get massacred at a nightclub or Christmas employee party.

  9. Jaladhi says

    Dec 23, 2015 at 6:02 pm

    In spite of al this nonsense from Islamic countries, why does the West allow Muslims to migrate to their lands?? A Muslim is a Muslim is aMuslim first and then anything else. He will never change no matter how educated, rich or poor and uneducated, it doesn’t matter. He has to follow the vile commands of Mo/allah and that is why we terror attacks by Muslims such as that in San Bernadino! The West has to totally stop all Muslim immigration and make sure that those who are already here follow our laws and not try to impose 7th century barbarian sharia laws here!!

  10. Champ ✞ says

    Dec 23, 2015 at 6:11 pm

    Of course Christmas is un-islamic …

    Christmas is the celebration of Christ’s birth, and muslims have twisted and changed the *true* meaning and purpose of who Jesus Christ is — into some monster muslim like them. Besides, there is “no fun in islam”, and since Christmas is sooo much fun, then that’s two strikes against Christmas from the get-go for muslims.

    The Grinch Who *tried* to Steel Christmas …yep, that’s what silly muslims try to do, too. Without success.

    • Karen says

      Dec 23, 2015 at 10:27 pm

      That’s what I was thinking too….thank heavens Christmas is un-Islamic!

  11. Angemon says

    Dec 23, 2015 at 7:26 pm

    Somalia bans Christmas and New year celebrations, says they are ‘un-Islamic’

    Just another reason to love Christmas and New Year – they piss off muslims 😀

    • Mirren10 says

      Dec 25, 2015 at 2:16 pm

      **Exactangemon* , 🙂 Merry Christmas !

  12. Matthieu Baudin says

    Dec 23, 2015 at 8:11 pm

    Culturally appropriate intolerance in Islamic Somalia?
    Can an equivalent excuse be found in the Modern Civilised World, or does it operate from superior values?

  13. Karen says

    Dec 23, 2015 at 10:39 pm

    “All security forces are advised to halt or dissolve any gatherings. There should be no activity at all,” Khayrow said.

    Wow….sieg heil.

  14. duh_swami says

    Dec 24, 2015 at 7:39 am

    Magoundians in general, don’t like shirk going on right in front of them…
    Shirl should be punished, not celebrated…Of course that has nothing to do with Islam…

  15. worldcitizen1919 says

    Dec 24, 2015 at 10:32 am

    Merry Christmas to everyone at Jihad Watch and a Happy New Year!!

  16. Mirren10 says

    Dec 25, 2015 at 2:17 pm

    **Exactangemon* , 🙂 Merry Christmas !

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