Why !!!
A country like Brunei which could not do anything for the refugees from Syria is trying to become a shining beacon for the Islamic world. What hypocrisy. I don’t even want to get started on Somalia.
That said I am surprised that people find their faith so weak that anybody else celebrating a festival would harm their belief.
Live and let others leave seem to be the philosophy I guess.
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Tajikistan too.
Christmas celebrations banned in Somalia, Tajikistan and Brunei | World news | The Guardian
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Diwali and Satya Narayan Pooja remain on the approved list.
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thats it, im boycotting all brunei mars songs from now on.
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Well, I can see why they’d want to ban christmas celebrations, santa coming to town doesn’t seem very safe
Edit: And posting videos from facebook is seemingly not very safe either, link removed.
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What's gong on, bru?
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How would these so called leaders feel if the non muslim leaders banned Eid in their countries. Idiots.
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As far as Somalia is concerned, it makes sense due to al-Shabab militia. Tajikistan should have been the last country to enforce this ban considering how religion was suppressed there when they were part of USSR.
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I think its step in the right direction - religion should be banned....
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I think its step in the right direction - religion should be banned....
I'm with you if you say all organized religions should be banned.
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I'm with you if you say all organized religions should be banned.
That's exactly what I meant -
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so i take it you two are atheists. so how does that work for Pakistanis? do you tell your families or keep it to yourself?
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so i take it you two are atheists. so how does that work for Pakistanis? do you tell your families or keep it to yourself?
Nope.. me muslim and nothing to do with muftis, mullahs, fundos and faRtawas :) Always tell my friends & family that religion is personal.
PS: re: Quaids first speech after independence is what I am alluding to.
BTW I can also provide references from holly prophet but I don't want to get into that.
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Idiots. Such illiterates give our religion a bad name
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I don't think Mr. Asif means illiterates literally. For there plenty of well educated people who are bigots. And some "Professors" are very principled.
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"Although Christians are free to celebrate, they have been told not to do so “excessively and openly”, in a directive that has had a chilling effect on the south-east Asian nation, which sits on a corner of Borneo island."
I have hard time believing that, those countries could ban Christian from celebration their religious day.
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I don't think Mr. Asif means illiterates literally. For there plenty of well educated people who are bigots. And some "Professors" are very principled.
Sir I meant (supposedly) parhey likhey jaahil!
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I'm with you if you say all organized religions should be banned.
Agree.. Easier said than done unfortunately.
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Who gets to decide what is excessive and open. 